Table 7 Socio-demographic factors as determinants of anaemia
Variable | Total | Anaemia, No, Freq (%) | Anaemia, Yes, Freq (%) | Test statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Status of residential community | X2 = 7.9; p = 0.005 | |||
Rural | 300 | 67 (22.3) | 233 (77.7) | |
Peri-urban | 70 | 27 (38.6) | 43 (61.4) | |
Education | X2 = 1.9; p = 0.587 | |||
No education | 77 | 18 (23.4) | 59 (76.6) | |
Primary school | 154 | 40 (26.0) | 114 (74.0) | |
Junior High School | 109 | 31 (28.4) | 78 (71.6) | |
Secondary/vocational school or above | 30 | 5 (16.7) | 25 (83.3) | |
Religion | X2 = 0.2; p = 0.618 | |||
Christianity | 53 | 12 (22.6) | 41 (77.4) | |
Islam | 317 | 82 (25.9) | 235 (74.1) | |
Ethnicity | X2 = 0.0; p = 0.985 | |||
Dagomba | 366 | 93 (25.4) | 273 (74.6) | |
Others | 4 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | |
Fathers’ occupation | X2 = 4.4; p = 0.111 | |||
Farmer | 314 | 74 (23.6) | 240 (76.4) | |
Trader | 27 | 11 (40.7) | 16 (59.3) | |
Others | 29 | 9 (31.0) | 20 (69.0) | |
Mothers’ occupation | X2 = 2.3; p = 0.318 | |||
Farmer | 194 | 43 (22.2) | 151 (77.8) | |
Trader | 153 | 44 (28.8) | 109 (71.2) | |
Others | 23 | 7 (30.4) | 16 (69.6) | |
Fathers’ education | X2 = 8.4; p = 0.039 | |||
No education | 296 | 66 (22.3) | 230 (77.7) | |
Primary school | 27 | 9 (33.3) | 18 (66.7) | |
Junior High School | 17 | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | |
Secondary/vocational School or above | 30 | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.7) | |
Mothers’ education | X2 = 0.7; p = 0.873 | |||
No education | 322 | 83 (25.8) | 239 (74.2) | |
Primary school | 21 | 5 (23.8) | 16 (76.2) | |
Junior High School | 17 | 3 (17.6) | 14 (82.4) | |
Secondary/vocational school or above | 10 | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | |
Household size | X2 = 3.3; p = 0.343 | |||
3–6 | 92 | 19 (20.7) | 73 (79.3) | |
7–10 | 184 | 52 (28.3) | 132 (71.7) | |
11–14 | 47 | 9 (19.1) | 38 (80.9) | |
15+ | 47 | 14 (29.8) | 33 (70.2) | |
Perceived socio-economic status | X2 = 0.5; p = 0.785 | |||
Low | 239 | 62 (25.9) | 177 (74.1) | |
Middle | 110 | 28 (25.5) | 82 (74.5) | |
High | 21 | 4 (19.0) | 17 (81.0) | |
Respondent has a mobile phone | X2 = 0.0; p = 0.864 | |||
No | 313 | 79 (25.2) | 234 (74.8) | |
Yes | 57 | 15 (26.3) | 42 (73.7) |