Anemia status among the children
| Variable anemia status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate n (%) | Mild n (%) | Normal n (%) | p-value | |
| Child's age (months) | ||||
| 6–8 | 2(18.2) | 2(18.2) | 7(63.6) | 0.491 |
| 9–11 | 7(30.4) | 6(26.1) | 10(43.5) | |
| 12–24 | 48(40.3) | 23(19.3) | 48(40.3) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 28(37.3) | 12(16.0) | 35(46.7) | 0.382 |
| Female | 29(37.2) | 19(24.4) | 30(38.5) | |
| Mother's age at pregnancy (years) | ||||
| <20 | 15(46.9) | 7(21.9) | 10(31.3) | |
| 20–30 | 28(34.1) | 17(20.7) | 37(45.1) | |
| 31–40 | 12(46.2) | 3(11.5) | 11(42.3) | |
| Above 40 | 2(15.4) | 4(30.8) | 7(53.8) | |
| Mother's occupation | ||||
| Artisan | 4(28.6) | 3(21.4) | 7(50.0) | |
| Professional | 1(100) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | |
| Trading | 23(37.7) | 12(19.7) | 26(42.6) | 0.007* |
| Farming | 18(33.3) | 12(22.2) | 24(44.4) | |
| Others | 11(47.8) | 4(17.4) | 8(34.8) | |
| Mother's educational level | ||||
| Primary/JHS | 6(28.6) | 2(9.5) | 13(61.9) | |
| Secondary | 4(36.4) | 4(36.4) | 3(27.3) | 0.223 |
| None | 47(38.8) | 25(20.7) | 49(40.5) | |
| Type of community | ||||
| Rural (hamlet) | 14(20.9) | 17(25.4) | 36(53.7) | 0.001* |
| Peri-urban (main town) | 43(50.0) | 14(16.3) | 29(33.7) | |
| Household size | ||||
| Less than 5 | 3(11.1) | 11(40.7) | 13(48.1) | |
| 5–10 | 32(41.0) | 13(16.7) | 33(42.3) | 0.027* |
| 10–20 | 19(45.2) | 7(16.7) | 16(38.1) | |
| >20 | 3(50.0) | 0(0.0) | 3(50.0) | |
| Monthly household income (US$) | ||||
| <20 | 30(35.3) | 14(16.5) | 41(48.2) | |
| 20–30 | 19(47.5) | 8(20.0) | 13(32.5) | |
| 80–120 | 4(22.2) | 6(33.3) | 8(44.4) | 0.501 |
| 140–180 | 4(40.0) | 3(30.0) | 3(30.0) | |
| Variable anemia status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Mild | Normal | ||
| 6–8 | 2(18.2) | 2(18.2) | 7(63.6) | 0.491 |
| 9–11 | 7(30.4) | 6(26.1) | 10(43.5) | |
| 12–24 | 48(40.3) | 23(19.3) | 48(40.3) | |
| Male | 28(37.3) | 12(16.0) | 35(46.7) | 0.382 |
| Female | 29(37.2) | 19(24.4) | 30(38.5) | |
| <20 | 15(46.9) | 7(21.9) | 10(31.3) | |
| 20–30 | 28(34.1) | 17(20.7) | 37(45.1) | |
| 31–40 | 12(46.2) | 3(11.5) | 11(42.3) | |
| Above 40 | 2(15.4) | 4(30.8) | 7(53.8) | |
| Artisan | 4(28.6) | 3(21.4) | 7(50.0) | |
| Professional | 1(100) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | |
| Trading | 23(37.7) | 12(19.7) | 26(42.6) | 0.007* |
| Farming | 18(33.3) | 12(22.2) | 24(44.4) | |
| Others | 11(47.8) | 4(17.4) | 8(34.8) | |
| Primary/JHS | 6(28.6) | 2(9.5) | 13(61.9) | |
| Secondary | 4(36.4) | 4(36.4) | 3(27.3) | 0.223 |
| None | 47(38.8) | 25(20.7) | 49(40.5) | |
| Rural (hamlet) | 14(20.9) | 17(25.4) | 36(53.7) | 0.001* |
| Peri-urban (main town) | 43(50.0) | 14(16.3) | 29(33.7) | |
| Less than 5 | 3(11.1) | 11(40.7) | 13(48.1) | |
| 5–10 | 32(41.0) | 13(16.7) | 33(42.3) | 0.027* |
| 10–20 | 19(45.2) | 7(16.7) | 16(38.1) | |
| >20 | 3(50.0) | 0(0.0) | 3(50.0) | |
| <20 | 30(35.3) | 14(16.5) | 41(48.2) | |
| 20–30 | 19(47.5) | 8(20.0) | 13(32.5) | |
| 80–120 | 4(22.2) | 6(33.3) | 8(44.4) | 0.501 |
| 140–180 | 4(40.0) | 3(30.0) | 3(30.0) | |
Note(s): Normal, mild and moderate anemia were defined as hemoglobin values ≥ 11 g/dLl, 10.0–10.9 g/dL and 7.0–9.9 g/dL, respectively. p-values are significant at p < 0.05
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