Variable | Categories | Hemoglobin status | Crude Odds Ratio 95% CI | P-value | |
Anemic Cases | Normal Cases | ||||
Age of the child | 6 - 11 years | 38 (14.4%) | 132 (50.2%) | 0.87 (0.48, 1.58) | 0.662 |
12 - 14 years | 23 (8.7%) | 70 (26.6%) | 1 |
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Sex of the child | Male | 23 (8.7%) | 70 (26.5%) | 1.15 (0.63, 2.08) | 0.644 |
Female | 38 (14.4%) | 133 (50.4%) | 1 |
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Class of studying | 1 - 4 | 47 (17.9%) | 123 (46.9%) | 2.12 (1.09, 4.12) | 0.025* |
5 - 8 | 14 (5.3%) | 78 (29.8%) | 1 |
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Name of the school | Sheikh Ibrahim | 25 (9.5%) | 72 (27.3%) | 0.76 (0.35, 1.67) | 0.508 |
Mustaqbal | 12 (4.5%) | 74 (28.0%) | 0.35 (0.14, 0.36) | 0.022 | |
21-November | 10 (3.8%) | 26 (9.8%) | 0.85 (0.32, 2.23) | 0.744 | |
Candlelight | 14 (5.3%) | 31 (11.7%) | 1 |
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Family size | ≤6 | 14 (5.3%) | 34 (13.0%) | 1.46 (0.72, 2.95) | 0.288 |
>6 | 47 (17.9%) | 167 (63.7%) | 1 |
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Education of the father | Illiterate | 7 (2.7%) | 28 (10.8%) | 0.80 (0.33, 1.95) | 0.634 |
Literate | 53 (20.5%) | 171 (66%) | 1 |
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Education of the mother | Illiterate | 30 (11.7%) | 47 (18.4%) | 3.30 (1.80, 6.05) | 0.001* |
Literate | 29 (11.3%) | 150 (58.6%) | 1 |
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Occupation of the mother | Housewife | 44 (17.2%) | 141 (55.1%) | 1.16 (0.60, 2.26) | 0.652 |
Employed | 15 (5.9%) | 56 (21.9%) | 1 |
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Occupation of the mother | Unemployed | 9 (3.4%) | 29 (11.0%) | 1.03 (0.46, 2.33) | 0.927 |
Employed | 52 (19.7% ) | 174 (65.9%) | 1 |
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