| Socio demographic characteristics | Anaemic mothers | Non-anaemic mothers | P value | ||
| No. of anaemic mothers | Percentage | No. of non-anaemic mothers | Percentage | ||
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| <0.05 |
| Sinhala | 113 | 50.00% | 146 | 74.11% | |
| Tamil | 22 | 9.73% | 3 | 1.52% | |
| Muslim | 91 | 40.27% | 46 | 23.35% | |
| Catholic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.02% | |
| Age |
|
|
|
| 0.583 |
| 20 years | 18 | 7.93% | 12 | 6.03% | |
| 21 - 30 years | 119 | 52.42% | 113 | 56.78% | |
| 31 years | 90 | 39.65% | 74 | 37.19% | |
| Women’s Education |
|
|
|
| <0.05 |
| Up to Grade 5 | 4 | 1.76% | 1 | 0.5% | |
| Grade 5 - Ordinary Level | 25 | 11.01% | 32 | 16.08% | |
| Ordinary Level | 94 | 41.41% | 36 | 18.09% | |
| Up to Advance Level | 88 | 38.77% | 107 | 55.77% | |
| Undergraduate | 3 | 1.32% | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Graduate | 13 | 5.73% | 23 | 11.56% | |
| Women’s Occupation |
|
|
|
| <0.05 |
| Housework | 196 | 86.34% | 154 | 77.39% | |
| Unskilled | 1 | 0.44% | 3 | 1.51% | |
| Skilled | 3 | 1.33% | 2 | 1.01% | |
| Business | 3 | 1.33% | 39 | 19.60% | |
| Professional | 24 | 10.57% | 1 | 0.50% | |
| Husband’s Education |
|
|
|
| <0.05 |
| No school attendance | 1 | 0.44% | 2 | 1.01% | |
| up to Grade 5 | 2 | 0.88% | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Grade 5 - Ordinary Level | 41 | 18.06% | 45 | 22.61% | |
| Ordinary Level | 96 | 42.29% | 39 | 19.60% | |
| Up to Advance Level | 76 | 33.48% | 102 | 51.26% | |
| Undergraduate | 1 | 0.44% | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Graduate | 10 | 4.41% | 10 | 5.03% | |
| Post Graduate | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.50% | |
| Husband’s Occupation |
|
|
|
| <0.05 |
| Housework | 2 | 0.88% | 2 | 1.01% | |
| Unskilled | 59 | 25.99% | 37 | 18.59% | |