What factors are associated with the increase of anemia in Ethiopian children aged 6 to 59 months between 2011 and 2016?

Table 1 Prevalence and the percentage increase of anemia by socio-demographic factors in Ethiopia between 2011 and 2016

Characteristic		2011 (n = 9800)		2016 (n = 9267)		% increase
Characteristic		Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Age in months	6–8	351	61.3	428	78.0	27.2
	9–11	364	72.7	377	76.3	4.9
	12–17	624	62.6	815	72.1	15.2
	18–23	470	52.2	584	65.5	25.5
	24–35	936	45.4	1149	59.0	29.9
	36–47	871	35.8	1030	51.0	42.5
	48–59	719	30.8	894	40.0	29.9
Sex of child	Male	2229	44.3	2757	57.3	29.4
Sex of child	Female	2107	44.2	2522	56.6	28.1
Residence	Urban	401	35.2	462	49.3	40.1
Residence	Rural	3932	45.4	4815	57.8	27.3
Mother’s Education	No education	2978	45.5	3442	58.2	27.9
	Primary	1049	42.9	1331	56.8	32.4
	Secondary	72	41.4	172	48.8	17.9
	Above Secondary	37	30.1	88	49.9	65.8
Wealth quintile	Lowest	1061	47.9	1467	67.8	41.5
	Second	1038	47.6	1248	57.6	21.0
	Middle	895	43.3	1033	52.6	21.4
	Fourth	856	43.1	930	54.0	25.3
	Highest	486	35.9	599	47.9	33.4
Region	Tigray	248	37.5	328	53.6	42.9
	Affar	71	74.7	68	74.8	0.1
	Amhara	754	35.1	785	42.2	20.2
	Oromiya	2171	51.7	2625	65.5	26.7
	Somali	166	68.7	308	82.9	20.7
	Ben-Gum*	52	46.5	41	42.5	−8.6
	SNNPR*	779	36.9	996	50.0	35.5
	Gambela	15	50.9	12	56.2	10.4
	Harari	11	55.5	11	67.9	22.3
	Dire Dawa	19	33.2	25	49.2	25.9
	Addis Ababa	51	62.9	81	71.5	25.4
Total			44.2		56.9	28.7

Calculation of % increase = (% in 2016 - % in 2011) / (% in 2011); * Ben-Gum Benishangul Gumuz region; *SNNP South Nations and Nationalities People’s region

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