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Table 2 Logistic regression of anaemia on socio-demographic characteristics in pregnant women [N = 409]

From: Prevalence and associated risk factors of anaemia among women attending antenatal and post-natal clinics at a public health facility in Ghana

Variables

Anaemia status

COR (95% CI)

p-value

Age group

Normal n(%)

Anaemic n(%)

  

 40+

10 (4)

4 (3)

Ref.

 

 30–39

106 (39)

32 (24)

0.71 (0.22, 2.29)

0.57

 20–29

127 (46)

81 (61)

1.49 (0.48, 4.66)

0.49

  < 20

32 (11)

17 (12)

1.25 (0.36, 4.37)

0.72

Marital status

 Single

40 (15)

28 (21)

Ref.

 

 Married

235 (85)

106 (79)

0.64 (0.38, 1.10)

0.11

Religion

 Christian

235 (86)

111 (83)

Ref.

 

 Muslim

40 (14)

23 (17)

1.22 (0.70, 2.13)

0.49

Ethnicity

 Ewe

195 (71)

96 (72)

  

 Other (Guan and Akan)

80 (29)

38 (28)

0.96 (0.61, 1.52)

0.88

Occupation

 Unemployed

65 (24)

37 (28)

Ref.

 

 Civil servant

27 (10)

10 (8)

0.65 (0.28, 1.49)

0.31

 Farming

11 (4)

4 (2)

0.63 (0.19, 2.15)

0.47

 Trading

172 (62)

83 (62)

0.83 (0.50, 1.41)

0.51

Gravidity

 1–2

142 (52)

77 (58)

Ref.

 

 3–5

120 (44)

48 (36)

0.74 (0.48, 1.14)

 

 6+

13 (4)

9 (6)

1.28 (0.52, 3.12)

0.59

Parity

 None

92 (34)

52 (39)

Ref.

 

 1–2

116 (42.2)

52 (39)

0.79 (0.49, 1.27)

0.34

 3+

67 (24.4)

30 (22)

0.79 (0.46, 1.37)

0.41

Blood film

 Negative

4 (1)

3 (2)

Ref.

 

 Positive

271 (99)

131 (98)

1.61 (0.39, 6.59)

0.57

Gestational Age

 1st trimester

40 (15)

18 (13)

Ref.

 

 2nd trimester

23 (8)

14 (11)

1.35 (0.57, 3.22)

0.49

 3rd trimester

212 (77)

102 (76)

1.06 (0.58, 1.96)

0.82

Iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy

 No

37 (13)

19 (14)

Ref.

 

 Yes

238 (87)

115 (86)

0.94 (0.52, 1.71)

0.84