Parameter | Category | Number | Anaemia prevalence % (n) | P-value | Severity of anaemia | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  | Mild | Moderate | Severe |  | |
All | Â | 520 | 67.5 (351) | Â | 49.0 (172) | 45.0 (158) | 6.0 (21) | Â |
Sex | Male | 242 | 69.8 (169) | 0.289 | 49.1 (83) | 45.0 (76) | 5.9 (10) | 0.998 |
Female | 278 | 65.5 (182) | Â | 48.9 (89) | 45.1 (82) | 6.0 (11) | Â | |
Age group in years | 1–5 | 293 | 66.6 (195) |  | 53.3 (104) | 39.5 (77) | 7.2 (14) | 0.011 |
6–11 | 154 | 66.2 (102) | 0.443 | 50.0 (51) | 44.1 (45) | 5.9 (6) | ||
12–15 | 73 | 74.0 (54) |  | 31.5 (17) | 66.7 (36) | 1.9 (1) | ||
Enrolment site | Community | 178 | 81.5 (145) | < 0.001 | 42.8 (62) | 53.8 (78) | 3.4 (5) | 0.012 |
Hospital | 342 | 60.2 (206) | Â | 53.4 (110) | 38.8 (80) | 7.8 (16) | ||
Education of parent | No formal/Primary | 138 | 73.9 (102) | Â | 52.0 (53) | 40.2 (41) | 7.8 (8) | 0.699 |
Secondary | 223 | 69.5 (155) | 0.018 | 48.4 (75) | 47.1 (73) | 4.5 (7) | ||
Tertiary | 159 | 59.1 (94) | Â | 46.8 (44) | 46.8 (44) | 6.4 (6) | ||
Occupation | Farmer | 141 | 62.4 (88) | Â | 47.7 (42) | 48.9 (43) | 3.4 (3) | 0.022 |
Civil servant | 35 | 57.1 (20) | Â | 25.0 (5) | 55.0 (11) | 20.0 (4) | ||
Others | 120 | 63.3 (76) | 0.005 | 42.1 (32) | 51.3 (39) | 6.6 (5) | ||
Fishing | 115 | 81.7 (94) | Â | 51.1 (48) | 41.5 (39) | 7.4 (7) | ||
Jobless | 109 | 67.0 (73) | Â | 61.6 (45) | 35.6 (26) | 2.7 (2) | ||
Family size | 1–5 | 266 | 71.8 (191) |  | 51.8 (99) | 41.4 (79) | 6.8 (13) | 0.551 |
6–10 | 233 | 64.8 (151) | 0.012 | 45.0 (68) | 49.7 (75) | 5.3 (8) | ||
> 10 | 21 | 42.9 (9) |  | 55.6 (5) | 44.4 (4) | 0.0 (0) | ||
Fever | No | 328 | 70.1 (230) | 0.095 | 48.7 (112) | 47.8 (110) | 3.5 (8) | 0.017 |
Yes | 192 | 63.0 (121) | Â | 49.6 (60) | 39.7 (48) | 10.7 (13) | ||
MP status | Negative | 323 | 68.4 (221) | 0.566 | 48.0 (106) | 49.3 (109) | 2.7 (6) | 0.001 |
Positive | 197 | 66.0 (130) | Â | 50.8 (66) | 37.7 (49) | 11.5 (15) | ||
Inflammation | No | 192 | 64.1 (123) | 0.200 | 43.9 (54) | 51.2 (63) | 4.9 (6) | 0.222 |
Yes | 328 | 69.5 (228) | Â | 51.8 (118) | 41.7 (95) | 6.6 (15) | ||
ID | No | 340 | 62.6 (213) | 0.001 | 54.5 (116) | 37.1 (79) | 8.5 (18) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 180 | 76.7 (138) | Â | 40.6 (56) | 57.2 (79) | 2.2 (3) |