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Table 2 Socio-demographic factors assoicated with anemia in Ethiopian children under-5 between 2011 and 2016, Ethiopian Demorgaphic Health Survey

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

Characteristic

2011

2016

χ2

p-value

V

χ2

p-value

V

Age in months

6–8

634.7

0.001

0.254

601.6

0.001

0.255

9–11

      

12–17

      

18–23

      

24–35

      

36–47

      

48–59

      

Sex

Male

0.011

0.919

0.001

0.457

0.52

0.007

Female

      

Residence

Urban

42.4

0.001

0.066

24.8

0.001

0.052

Rural

      

Mother’s Education

No education

15.9

0.001

0.041

16.9

0.001

0.044

Primary

      

Secondary

      

Above Secondary

      

Wealth quintile

Lowest

61.6

0.001

0.079

166.9

0.001

0.134

Second

      

Middle

      

Fourth

      

Highest

      

Region

Tigray

335.7

0.001

0.185

457.6

0.001

0.222

Affar

      

Amhara

      

Oromiya

      

Somali

      

Ben-Gum*

      

SNNP*

      

Gambela

      

Harari

      

Dire Dawa

      

Addis Ababa

      
  1. χ2 = chi-square test; p-value of chi-square test; V=Cramer’s V; *Ben-Gum Benishangul Gumuz region; *SNNP South Nations and Nationalities People’s region.