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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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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%)

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