Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic and economic characteristics of school age children with and without anemia (n = 391), Arba Minch Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia, April to May 2017
Variables | Categories | Anemic | COR (95%CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Age of child (in years) | 6–11 | 100 (39.4) | 154 (60.6) | 1.26 (0.83–1.98) | 0.259 |
12–14 | 46 (33.6) | 91 (66.4) | 1 | ||
Child sex | Male | 72 (36.7) | 124 (63.3) | 1 | |
Female | 74 (37.9) | 121 (62.1) | 1.05 (0.70–1.59) | 0.804 | |
School Enrolment | Enrolled | 69 (30.9) | 154 (69.1) | 1 | |
Non enrolled | 77 (45.8) | 91 (54.2) | 1.89 (1.25–2.86) | 0.003* | |
Age of parent/ care giver | 18–35 | 68 (35.4) | 124 (64.6) | 1 | |
36–45 | 58 (39.7) | 88 (60.3) | 1.20 (0.77–1.87) | 0.417 | |
> 45 | 20 (37.7) | 33 (62.8) | 1.11 (0.59–2.07) | 0.755 | |
Sex of parent/ care giver | Male | 54 (45.8) | 64 (54.2) | 1 | |
Female | 92 (33.7) | 181 (66.3) | 0.60 (0.39–0.94) | 0.024* | |
Educational status of mother | No formal education/unable to read and write | 114 (38.6) | 181 (61.4) | 1.26 (0.78–2.05) | 0.351 |
Formal education | 32 (33.3) | 64 (66.7) | 1 | ||
Educational status of father | No formal education | 103 (39.8) | 156 (60.2) | 1.37 (0.88–2.12) | 0.165* |
Formal education | 43 (32.6) | 89 (67.4) | 1 | ||
Occupation of mother/ care giver | Housewife | 141 (38.1) | 229 (61.9) | 1.97 (0.71–5.50) | 0.195* |
Working | 5 (23.8) | 16 (76.2) | 1 | ||
Occupation of father | Government employee | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 2.42 (0.75–7.76) | 0.138* |
Private employee | 139 (36.7) | 240 (63.3) | 1 | ||
Family size (in number) | < 4 | 5 (27.8) | 13 (72.2) | 1 | |
> = 4 | 141 (37.8) | 232 (62.2) | 1.58 (0.55–4.53) | 0.394 | |
Family wealth terciles | Poor | 53 (40.8) | 77 (59.2) | 1.39 (0.84–2.31) | 0.199* |
Medium | 50 (38.2) | 81 (61.8) | 1.25 (0.75–2.08) | 0.391 | |
Rich | 43 (33.1) | 87 (66.9) | 1 | ||
Household food security status | Food secured | 68 (36.8) | 117 (63.2) | 1 | |
Food insecured | 78 (37.9) | 128 (62.1) | 1.05 (0.70–1.58) | 0.821 | |
Altitude in meter (based on malaria transmission) | < 1500 | 49 (30.8) | 110 (69.2) | 0.52 (0.32–0.84) | 0.008* |
1500-2500 | 40 (36.7) | 69 (63.3) | 0.67 (0.40–1.14) | 0.138* | |
Malaria free (≥ 2500) | 57 (46.3) | 66 (53.7) | 1 | ||