Table 7 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with anaemia among postpartum women (n = 405)

Postpartum anaemia

 Education

  None

1.45

0.42–4.98

0.560

  Primary

1.04

0.30–3.65

0.946

  Secondary

1.79

0.61–5.20

0.287

  Tertiary

1.00

 Religion

  Christian

1.00

  Islamic

1.74

0.94–3.24

0.080

  Others

2.62

0.87–7.86

0.087

 Occupation

  Trader

0.47

0.16–1.44

0.189

  Agricultural or service worker

0.70

0.22–2.23

0.546

  Office, educational or health worker

1.00

  Housewife

0.70

0.21–2.28

0.551

 Ethnicity

  Frafra

1.00

  Kusaasi

0.35

0.16–0.75

0.007

  Builsa or Talensi

1.59

0.72–3.49

0.250

  Others

1.48

0.64–3.40

0.361

 Household wealth tertile

  Poorest

0.92

0.42–2.01

0.828

  Medium

0.81

0.39–1.66

0.559

  Richest

1.00

 Inter-pregnancy interval

   < 24 months

1.49

0.84–2.64

0.173

   >  = 24 months

1.00

 Minimum dietary diversity – women

  No

2.96

1.67–5.25

 < 0.001

  Yes

1.00

 Composite knowledge index of IFA, iron and anaemia

  Low

3.03

1.32–6.95

0.009

  High

1.00

 First trimester pregnancy anaemia

  No

1.00

  Yes

10.39

5.65–19.11

 < 0.001