Variable	Categories	Haemoglobin status		Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% CI	P-value
Variable	Categories	Anaemic	Normal	Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% CI	P-value
Class of studying	1 - 4	47 (17.9%)	123 (46.9%)	1.61 (0.71, 3.67)	0.252
Class of studying	5 - 8	14 (5.3%)	78 (29.8%)	1
Education of the mother	Illiterate	30 (11.7%)	47 (18.4%)	2.37 (1.14, 4.94)	0.020*
Education of the mother	Literate	29 (11.3%)	150 (58.6%)	1
BMI for age Z score	Wasted	9 (3.5%)	45 (17.4%)	0.58 (0.22, 1.50)	0.267
BMI for age Z score	Normal	52 (20.1%)	153 (59.1%)	1
average use of organ meat	Less than once a week	35 (13.5%)	85 (32.8%)	2.16 (1.05, 4.43)	0.036*
average use of organ meat	More than or once a week	25 (9.7%)	114 (44.0%)	1
average use of flesh meat	Less than once a week	23 (8.8%)	48 (18.5%)	1.97 (0.92, 4.22)	0.079
average use of flesh meat	More than or once a week	36 (13.8%)	153 (58.8%)	1
Use mosquito nets	No	38 (14.4%)	106 (40.2%)	1.49 (0.71, 3.15)	0.288
Use mosquito nets	Yes	23 (8.7%)	97 (36.7%)	1
Current stool examination	Parasite seen in stool	8 (3.8%)	3 (1.4%)	5.21 (1.10, 24.62)	0.037*
Current stool examination	No parasite seen in stool	43 (20.7%)	154 (74.0%)	1