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Table 1 Association of anaemia with socio-demographic characteristics and environment related factors among pregnant women in Gilgel Gibe hydropower dam area, southwest Ethiopia, August to September 2011

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%)

  
  1. * Significant at (p < 0.05).