From: Anaemia and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Gilgel Gibe dam area, Southwest Ethiopia
Variable | n | Anaemia | Χ2 | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaemic | Non Anaemic | |||||
N=209 (%) | N=179 (%) | |||||
Place of residence | Urban | 192 | 87 (45.3%) | 105 (54.7%) | 11.19 | 0.001* |
Rural | 196 | 122 (62.2%) | 74 (37.8%) | |||
Age group | 16-20 | 128 | 69 (53.9%) | 59 (46.1%) | 5.55 | 0.235 |
21-25 | 115 | 62 (53.9%) | 53 (46.1%) | |||
26-30 | 110 | 54 (49.1%) | 56 (50.9%) | |||
31-35 | 27 | 17 (63%) | 10 (37%) | |||
36-40 | 8 | 7 (87.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | |||
Occupation | Housewife | 191 | 86 (45%) | 105 (55%) | 19.10 | 0.001* |
Farmer | 176 | 114 (45.3%) | 62 (54.7%) | |||
Daily labourer | 4 | 0 (0%) | 4 (100%) | |||
Civil servant | 13 | 7 (53.8%) | 6 (46.2%) | |||
Business man | 4 | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | |||
Parity | Primigravida | 125 | 66 (52.8%) | 59 (47.2%) | 0.08 | 0.772 |
multigravida | 263 | 143 (54.4%) | 120 (45.6%) | |||
Third trimester | 143 | 90 (63%) | 53 (37%) | |||
Water source | Pipe | 171 | 76 (44.5%) | 95 (55.5%) | 13.13 | 0.01* |
Protected well | 74 | 41(55.4%) | 33 (44.6%) | |||
Unprotected Well | 4 | 3 (75%) | 1 (25%) | |||
River/pond | 53 | 32 (60.4%) | 21 (39.6%) | |||
Spring | 86 | 57 (66.3%) | 29 (33.7%) | |||
Human faeces as fertilizer | Yes | 32 | 25 (78.1%) | 7 (21.9%) | 8.26 | 0.004* |
No | 356 | 184 (51.7%) | 172 (48.3%) | |||
ITN utilization | Yes | 348 | 181 (52%) | 167 (48%) | 4.67 | 0.031* |
No | 40 | 28 (70%) | 12 (30%) | |||
Habit of walking bare foot | Yes | 273 | 158 (57.9%) | 115 (40.1%) | 5.95 | 0.010* |
No | 115 | 51 (44.3%) | 64 (55.7%) |