Variables

Anaemic, n (%)

Non-anaemic, n (%)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Age in years

18 - 24

56 (53.8%)

48 (46.2%)

Reference

Reference

25 - 30

53 (52.0%)

49 (48.0%)

0.93 (0.54 - 1.60)

1.00 (0.56 - 1.78)

31 years and above

38 (73.1%)

14 (26.9%)

2.33 (1.13 - 4.80)

2.71 (1.25 - 5.88)^*

Religion

Christian

134 (57.5%)

99 (42.5%)

1.25 (0.55 - 2.86)

Muslim

13 (52.0%)

12 (48.0%)

Reference

Marital status

Single

28 (73.7%)

10 (26.3%)

2.40 (1.11 - 5.17)

2.00 (0.86 - 4.65)

Married

118 (53.9%)

101 (46.1%)

Reference

Reference

Level of education

Primary

32 (59.3%)

22 (40.7%)

1.18 (0.59 - 2.39)

Secondary

69 (57.0%)

52 (43.0%)

1.08 (0.61 - 1.92)

University/college

43 (55.1%)

35 (44.9%)

Reference

Occupation

Self-employed (business)

65 (61.9%)

40 (38.1%)

2.17 (1.21 - 3.89)

1.91 (1.03 - 3.53)^*

Government employed

46 (66.7%)

23 (33.3%)

2.67 (1.38 - 5.17)

2.94 (1.47 - 5.88)^**

House wife

36 (42.9%)

48 (57.1%)

Reference

Reference

Family monthly income in Ksh

<10,000

40 (58.8%)

28 (41.2%)

0.88 (0.44 - 1.77)

10,000 - 30,000

68 (53.5%)

59 (46.5%)

0.71 (0.38 - 1.31)

>30,000

39 (61.9%)

24 (38.1%)

Reference

Number of pregnancy (gravida)

1st (primigravidae)

62 (57.9%)

45 (42.1%)

1.01 (0.42 - 2.41)

2

37 (51.4%)

35 (48.6%)

0.78 (0.31 - 1.91)

3

33 (62.3%)

20 (37.7%)

1.21 (0.47 - 3.15)

4 and above

15 (57.7%)

11 (42.3%)

Reference

Gestational age (trimester)

Second trimester

56 (60.2%)

37 (39.8%)

1.23 (0.73 - 2.06)

Third trimester

91 (55.2%)

74 (44.8%)

Reference

Child spacing

First pregnancy

68 (63.6%)

39 (36.4%)

1.50 (0.88 - 2.55)

<2 years

14 (46.7%)

16 (53.3%)

0.75 (0.34 - 1.68)

≥2 years

65 (53.7%)

56 (46.3%)

Reference