Anemia status

Variable

Anemia (%)

Normal (%)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

Age of mothers (Years)

≤20

45 (51.1)

43 (48.9)

1

21 - 25

83 (57.6)

61 (42.4)

0.47

1.91 (0.33 - 10.98)

26 - 30

69 (63.9)

39 (36.1)

0.66

1.47 (0.26 - 8.29)

31 - 35

25 (65.8)

13 (34.2)

0.89

1.13 (0.20 - 6.46)

≥36

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

0.97

1.04 (0.17 - 6.45)

Residence

Urban

113 (56.5)

87 (43.5)

1

Rural

113 (61.4)

71 (38.6)

0.33

1.23 (0.82 - 1.84)

Family monthly income (Taka)

≤10,000

38 (74.5)

13 (25.5)

1

11,000 - 20,000

83 (55.7)

66 (44.3)

0.04*

0.45 (0.21 - 0.98)

21,000 - 30,000

63 (57.3)

47 (42.7)

0.88

1.04 (0.60 - 1.83)

≥31,000

42 (56.8)

32 (43.2)

0.94

0.98 (0.54 - 1.78)

Family size

Nuclear

135 (54.9)

111 (45.1)

1

Joint

91 (65.1)

47 (34.1)

0.03*

1.59 (1.03 - 2.45)

Gestational age (trimester)

First

25 (69.4)

11 (30.6)

1

Second

58 (45.7)

69 (54.3)

0.58

0.81 (0.38 - 1.73)

Third

143 (64.7)

78 (35.3)

0.001*

2.18 (1.40 - 3.40)

Number of pregnancies

Primigravida

98 (56.6)

75 (43.4)

1

Multigravida

128 (60.7)

83 (39.3)

0.42

1.18 (0.79 - 1.78)

Number of deliveries

No

128 (57.7)

94 (42.3)

1

1

80 (57.6)

59 (42.4)

0.06

2.64 (0.95 - 7.38)

2 - 3

18 (78.3)

5 (21.7)

0.06

2.66 (0.93 - 7.56)

Level of birth spacing N = 208

>2 years

72 (52.6)

65 (47.4)

1

<2 years

54 (76.1)

17 (23.9)

0.001*

2.87 (1.51 - 5.44)

Frequency of ANC

First

47 (61.8)

29 (38.2)

1

Second

48 (55.2)

39 (44.8)

0.69

0.90 (0.53 - 1.53)

Third or more

131 (59.3)

90 (40.7)

0.51

1.18 (0.72 - 1.95)