Table 5 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with anaemia
Variables | Have anaemia | Unadjusted Odd ratio (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted Odd ratio (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Sex | ||||||
 Femalea | 48 (31.0) | 107 (69.0) | 1 | 0.224 |  |  |
 Male | 65 (37.4) | 109 (62.6) | 1.3 (0.8,2.1) |  |  |  |
Age group | ||||||
 1–5a | 68 (37.2) | 128 (62.8) | 1 | 0.156 |  |  |
 6–11 | 43 (33.3) | 86 (66.7) | 0.9 (0.6,1.5) |  |  |  |
 12–14 | 2 (11.8) | 15 (88.2) | 0.3 (0.1,1,1) |  |  |  |
Malaria | ||||||
 Negativea | 93 (32.8) | 191 (67.2) | 1 | 0.190 |  |  |
 Positive | 20 (42.6) | 27 (57.4) | 1.5 (0.8,2.9) |  |  |  |
HH size (members) | ||||||
 1–3a | 19 (55.9) | 15 (44.1) | 1 | 0.021 |  |  |
 4–6 | 44 (31.9) | 94 (68.1) | 0.4 (0.2,0.8) |  |  |  |
 6 or more | 50 (31.9) | 107 (68.1) | 0.4 (0.2,0.8) |  |  |  |
Income | ||||||
 10 k–149 ka | 31 (44.3) | 39 (55.7) | 1 | 0.136 |  |  |
 150 k–299 k | 35 (31.0) | 78 (69.0) | 0.6 (0.3,1.1) |  |  |  |
 300 k–599 k | 40 (30.8) | 90 (69.2) | 0.6 (0.3,1.0) |  |  |  |
 600 k + | 7 (24.1) | 22 (75.9) | 0.4 (0.1,1.1) |  |  |  |
Maternal parity | ||||||
 1–4a | 89 (37.9) | 146 (62.1) | 1 | 0.005 | 1 | 0.002 |
5 + | 24 (22.4) | 83 (77.6) | 0.5 (0.3,0.8) | Â | 0.4 (0.3,0.7) | Â |
Maternal age | ||||||
 16–23a | 34 (42.0) | 47 (58.0) | 1 | 0.040 | 1 | 0.321 |
 24–29 | 39 (37.9) | 64 (62.1) | 0.8 (0.5,1.5) |  | 1.0 (0.9,1.0) |  |
 30–33 | 17 (24.3) | 53 (75.7) | 0.4 (0.2,0.9) |  |  |  |
 34–58 | 23 (26.1) | 65 (73.9) | 0.5 (0.3,0.9) |  |  |  |
Underweight (Weight for age Z scores) | ||||||
 Noa | 97 (32.2) | 203 (67.7) | 1 | 0.014 | 1 | 0.352 |
 Yes | 16 (55.2) | 13 (44.8) | 2.6 (1.2,5.6) |  | 1.6 (0.6,4.2) |  |
Stunting (Height for age Z scores) | ||||||
 Noa | 87 (31.1) | 193 (68.9) | 1 | 0.003 | 1 | 0.004 |
 Yes | 26 (53.1) | 23 (46.9) | 2.5 (1.3,4.7) |  | 2.5 (1.3,4.7) |  |
Presence of worms | ||||||
 Noa | 179 (65.3) | 95 (34.7) | 1 | 0.193 | 1 | 0.167 |
 Yes | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 0.27(0.03,2.24) |  | 0.22 (0.26,1.88) |  |