Table 2 Distribution of child health, dieting habit and environmental characteristics of school age children with and without anemia (n = 391), Arba Minch Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia, April to May 2017
Variables | Category | Anemic | COR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Presence of illness in the last two weeks prior to the survey | Yes | 2 (12.5) | 14 (87.5) | 0.23 (0.05–1.02) | 0.054* |
No | 144 (38.4) | 231 (61.6) | 1 | ||
Current IP infection | Positive | 87 (47.8) | 95 (52.2) | 2.33 (1.53–3.54) | 0.000* |
Negative | 59 (28.2) | 150 (71.8) | 1 | ||
HAZ < -2 | Yes | 69 (42.3) | 94 (57.7) | 1.42 (0.94–2.15) | 0.097* |
No | 77 (34.1) | 149 (65.9) | 1 | ||
BAZ < -2 | Yes | 13 (41.9) | 18 (58.1) | 1.22 (0.58–2.57) | 0.598 |
No | 133 (37.2) | 225 (62.8) | 1 | ||
Number of days the child eat fruit in the last week prior to the survey | Do not eat fruits | 94 (44.1) | 119 (55.9) | 1.81 (1.01–3.22) | 0.046* |
<=3 days | 31 (28.4) | 78 (71.6) | 0.91 (0.47–1.76) | 0.776 | |
> 3 days | 21 (30.4) | 48 (69.6) | 1 | ||
Number of serving of fruit the child eat on one of those days | < 3 servings | 44 (28.0) | 113 (72.0) | 0.63 (0.25–1.63) | 0.344 |
> = 3 servings | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | 1 | ||
Number of days the child eat vegetables in the last week prior to the survey | Do not eat vegetables | 13 (24.5) | 40 (75.5) | 0.44 (0.22–0.86) | 0.017* |
<=3 days | 41 (33.3) | 82 (66.7) | 0.67 (0.42–1.06) | 0.088* | |
> 3 days | 92 (42.8) | 123 (57.2) | 1 | ||
Number of serving of vegetables the child eat on one of those days | < 3 servings | 127 (39.8) | 192 (60.2) | 1.43 (0.53–3.87) | 0.477 |
> = 3 servings | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | 1 | ||
Number of days the child eat meat/meat products in the last week prior to the survey | Do not eat meat/MPs | 136 (37.4) | 228 (62.6) | 0.60 (0.04–9.61) | 0.716 |
<=3 days | 9 (36.0) | 16 (64.0) | 0.56 (0.03–10.12) | 0.696 | |
> 3 days | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 | ||
Child DDS | < 4 food groups | 65 (42.5) | 88 (57.5) | 1.43 (0.94–2.17) | 0.092* |
> = 4 food groups | 81 (34.0) | 157 (66.0) | 1 | ||
Latrine availability at home | Yes | 138 (36.9) | 236 (63.1) | 1 | |
No | 8 (47.1) | 9 (52.9) | 1.52 (0.57–4.03) | 0.400 | |
Source of drinking water | Safe (pipe, protected well or spring) | 127 (37.5) | 212 (62.5) | 1 | |
Unsafe (river, unprotected well or spring) | 19 (36.5) | 33 (63.5) | 0.96 (0.52–1.76) | 0.898 | |
Waste disposal system | Appropriate (burning, pit, garbage can) | 111 (35.5) | 202 (64.5) | 1 | |
Inappropriate (open field/no disposal system) | 35 (44.9) | 43 (55.1) | 1.48 (0.90–2.45) | 0.126* | |
Ever sleeps under bed net | Yes | 52 (34.0) | 101 (66.0) | 1 | |
No | 94 (39.5) | 144 (60.5) | 1.27 (0.83–1.94) | 0.272 | |
Ever received health or nutrition related information | Yes | 61 (33.3) | 122 (66.7) | 1 | |
No | 85 (40.9) | 123 (59.1) | 1.38 (0.91–2.09) | 0.125* | |