Table 1 Association between sociodemographic variables and anemia among school children, n = 404
From: Prevalence and severity of anemia among school children in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia
Sociodemographic variables | Total n(%) n = 404 | Anemia | X2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present n(%) n = 152 | Absent n(%) n = 252 | ||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 187(46.3) | 77(41.2) | 110(58.8) | 1.872 | 0.171 |
Female | 217(53.7) | 75(34.6) | 142(65.4) | ||
Age group | |||||
6–11 years | 291(72.0) | 118(40.5) | 173(59.5) | 3.796 | 0.51 |
12–14 years | 113(28.0) | 34(30.1) | 79(69.9) | ||
Religion | |||||
Muslim | 140(34.7) | 59(42.1) | 81(57.9) | ||
Orthodox | 199(49.3) | 69(34.7) | 130(65.3) | 2.281 | 0.516 |
Protestant | 61(15.1) | 22(36.1) | 39(63.9) | ||
Others* | 4(0.01) | 2(50.0) | 2(50.0) | ||
Ethnicity | |||||
Oromo | 162(40.1) | 72(44.4) | 90(55.6) | ||
Amhara | 87(21.5) | 30(34.5) | 57(65.5) | ||
Gurage | 19(4.7) | 8(42.1) | 11(57.9) | ||
Kefficho | 39(9.7) | 10(25.6) | 29(74.4) | ||
Dawro | 39(9.7) | 17(43.6) | 22(56.4) | 10.195 | 0.117 |
Yemme | 21(5.2) | 5(23.8) | 16(76.2) | ||
Others** | 37(9.2) | 10(27.0) | 27(73.0) | ||
Marital status (Parents) | |||||
Living together | 316(78.2) | 112(35.4) | 204(64.6) | ||
Divorced | 13(3.2) | 9(69.2) | 4(30.8) | 8.293 | 0.040 |
Widowed | 52(12.9) | 24(46.2) | 28(53.8) | ||
Separated | 23(5.7) | 7(30.4) | 16(69.6) | ||
Family size | |||||
≤5 | 236(58.4) | 86(36.4) | 150(63.6) | ||
>5 | 168(41.6) | 66(39.3) | 102(60.7) | 0.338 | 0.561 |
Educational level (Fathers) | |||||
Illiterate | 16(4.0) | 10(62.5) | 6(37.5) | ||
Read and write | 23(5.7) | 5(21.7) | 18(78.3) | 16.138 | 0.003 |
Primary level | 91(22.5) | 44(48.4) | 47(51.6) | ||
Secondary level | 165(40.8) | 52(31.5) | 113(68.5) | ||
Tertiary level | 39(9.7) | 10(25.6) | 29(74.4) | ||
Missed | 70(17.3) | ||||
Educational level (Mothers) | |||||
Illiterate | 78(19.3) | 46(59.0) | 32(41.0) | ||
Read and write | 42(10.4) | 29(69.0) | 13(31.0) | 58.777 | 0.000 |
Primary level | 105(26.0) | 38(36.2) | 67(63.8) | ||
Secondary level | 139(34.4) | 24(17.3) | 115(82.7) | ||
Tertiary level | 22(5.4) | 6(27.3) | 16(72.7) | ||
Missed | 18(4.5) | ||||
Monthly income (ETB) ¥ | |||||
<500 | 103(25.5) | 66(64.1) | 37(35.9) | ||
500-999 | 139(34.4) | 56(40.3) | 83(59.7) | 58.033 | 0.000 |
1000-1499 | 88(21.8) | 17(19.3) | 71(80.7) | ||
1500-1999 | 36(8.9) | 9(25.0) | 27(75.0) | ||
>2000 | 38(9.4) | 4(10.5) | 34(89.5) | ||
Occupation (Fathers) | |||||
Farmer | 32(7.9) | 15(46.9) | 17(53.1) | ||
Merchant | 47(11.6) | 7(14.9) | 40(85.1) | ||
Civil servant | 140(34.7) | 53(37.9) | 87(62.1) | ||
Hand craft | 65(16.1) | 18(27.7) | 47(72.3) | 22.113 | 0.000 |
Daily laborer | 28(6.9) | 17(60.7) | 11(39.3) | ||
Others*** | 22(5.4) | 11(50.0) | 11(50.0) | ||
Missed | 70(17.3) | ||||
Occupation (Mothers) | |||||
Merchant | 78(19.3) | 17(21.8) | 61(78.2) | ||
Civil servant | 69(17.1) | 19(27.5) | 50(72.5) | ||
House wife | 193(47.8) | 86(44.6) | 107(53.4) | ||
Daily labor | 20(5.0) | 11(55.0) | 9(45.0) | 17.913 | 0.001 |
Others**** | 26(6.4) | 10(38.5) | 16(61.5) | ||
Missed | 18(4.5) | ||||