Table 4 Multivariate analysis showing the Determinant factors of anaemia among pregnant women in West Gojjam zone, 2017
Variables | Anemia present | COR[95%CI] | AOR[95%CI] | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (N) | No (N) | |||||
Address | Rural | 72 | 383 | 7.55[3.42–.16.65] | 3.72[1.51–9.18] | 0.004 |
Urban | 7 | 281 | 1 | 1 | ||
Occupation | Farmer | 30 | 130 | 2.52[1.54–4.12] | 3.51[1.75–7.01] | 0.001 |
Non Farmer | 49 | 534 | 1 | 1 | ||
Eating raw vegetables | No | 75 | 490 | 6.66[2.40–18.47] | 8.94[2.86–10.53] | 0.001 |
Yes | 4 | 174 | 1 | 1 | ||
Age | 15–35 | 69 | 646 | 1 | ||
36–45 | 10 | 18 | 5.20[2.31–11.71 | 4.46[1.57–12.69] | 0.005 | |
Eating meat | No | 76 | 568 | 4.28[1.32–13.88] | 11.49[2.51–12.53] | 0.002 |
Yes | 3 | 96 | 1 | |||
Previous illness | Yes | 43 | 72 | 9.82[5.92–16.29] | 0.15[0.08–0.28] | 0.001 |
No | 36 | 592 | 1 | 1 | ||
Educational status | Illiterate | 64 | 308 | 4.93[2.75–8.83] | 2.25[1.13–4.48] | 0.02 |
Not illiterate | 15 | 356 | 1 | 1 | ||
Hookworm infection | Yes | 41 | 97 | 6.31[3.86–10.31] | 3.81[2.06–7.06] | 0.001 |
No | 38 | 567 | 1 | 1 | ||