Table 5 Predictors of sickle haemoglobin status awareness among pregnant women participants in Benue State, Nigeria

Age (years)

  < 30

1

 30–49

1.821

 < 0.001

1.359

2.439

  ≥ 50

0.000

0.999

0.000

Occupation

 Unemployed

1

 Civil Servants

1.069

0.798

0.640

1.787

 Farmers

0.171

 < 0.001

0.110

0.268

 Traders

1.249

0.339

0.792

1.971

 Others

1.136

0.622

0.684

1.897

Education

 No Education

1

 Primary

1.128

0.697

0.615

2.068

 Secondary

1.764

0.042

1.020

3.050

 Tertiary

5.472

 < 0.001

2.995

9.996

Income (Naira)

 0–20,000

1

  > 20–50,000

0.987

0.949

0.659

1.478

  > 50–100,000

1.703

0.097

0.908

3.196

  > 100,000

0.397

0.378

0.7051

3.106

Gravidity

 0–4

1

 5–8

0.855

0.437

0.575

1.270

 9–13

0.358

0.317

0.048

2.676

ANC

 No

1

 Yes

2.084

 < 0.001

1.535

2.829

Distance (Km)

 0–5

1

 6–10

1.199

0.225

0.894

1.608

 11–15

2.147

0.043

1.024

4.502

  > 15

3.935

0.001

1.758

8.808