Table 3 Factors associated with severe anaemia
Risk factor | Anaemia | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe N (%) | Mild to Moderate n (%) | OR [95 % CI] | P-value | OR [95 % CI] | P-value | |
Child age | ||||||
> 2 years | 70 (33.7) | 138 (66.4) | 1 | |||
≤ 2 years | 49 (48.5) | 52 (51.5) | 1.9 [1.1–3.0] | 0.012 | 1.1 [0.6–2.1] | 0.827 |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 46 (34.9) | 86 (65.1) | 1 | |||
Male | 73 (41.2) | 104 (58.8) | 1.3 [0.8–2.1] | 0.254 | - | - |
Birth weight | ||||||
≥ 2.5 kg | 104 (37.6) | 173 (62.4) | 1 | |||
< 2.5 kg | 15 (46.9) | 17 (53.1) | 1.5 [0.7–3.1] | 0.307 | - | - |
Tea taking habit | ||||||
No | 45 (29.6) | 107 (70.4) | 1 | |||
Yes | 74 (47.1) | 83 (52.9) | 2.1 [1.3–3.4] | 0.002 | 1.7 [0.9–3.2] | 0.110 |
Malaria parasitaemia | ||||||
No | 81 (32.3) | 170 (67.7) | 1 | |||
Yes | 38 (65.5) | 20 (34.5) | 4.0 [2.2–7.3] | <0.001 | 4.0 [2.1–7.8] | <0.001 |
Presence of haemoglobin S | ||||||
No | 79 (35.3) | 145 (64.7) | 1 | |||
Yes | 40 (47.1) | 45 (52.9) | 1.6 [1.0–2.7] | 0.058 | 2.0 [1.1–3.5] | 0.018 |
Nutrit. status | ||||||
Normal | 35 (45.5) | 42 (54.5) | 1 | |||
Mild | 33 (44.6) | 41 (55.4) | 1.0 [0.5–1.8] | 0.915 | 0.6 [0.3–1.3] | 0.209 |
moderate | 12 (31.6) | 26 (68.4) | 0.6 [0.2–1.3] | 0.157 | 0.4 [0.1–0.9] | 0.028 |
severe | 39 (32.5) | 81 (67.5) | 0.6 [0.3–1.0] | 0.068 | 0.5 [0.3–1.0] | 0.053 |
C- educ. level | ||||||
Sec. or above | 9 (23.1) | 30 (76.9) | 1 | |||
Primary | 85 (41.9) | 118 (58.1) | 2.4 [1.1–5.3] | 0.031 | 2.0 [0.8–4.8] | 0.121 |
Non-formal | 25 (37.3) | 42 (62.7) | 2.0 [0.8–4.9] | 0.133 | 1.3 [0.5–3.5] | 0.669 |
C- occupation | ||||||
Employed | 29 (27.4) | 77 (72.6) | 1 | |||
Unemployed | 90 (44.3) | 113 (55.7) | 2.1 [1.3–3.5] | 0.004 | 2.2 [1.2–4.0] | 0.007 |
C- HIV status | ||||||
No | 112 (38.6) | 178 (61.4) | 1 | |||
Yes | 7 (36.8) | 12 (63.2) | 0.9 [0.4–2.4] | 0.877 | - | - |