Table 3: Relationship between anaemia and characteristic of the study population.
Haemoglobin level |
Anemia |
No anaemia |
Sev anaemia |
|
P value |
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Age groups |
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15-23 |
30 (32.25%) |
79 (27.71%) |
1 (50%) |
|
24-34 |
52 (55.91%) |
172 (60.35%) |
1 (50%) |
|
> 34 |
11 (11.82%) |
34 (11.92%) |
0 |
0.7663 |
Level of education |
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Primary |
2 (2.15%) |
4 (1.40%) |
1 (50%) |
|
Secondary |
56 (60.21%) |
159 (55.78%) |
1 (50%) |
|
Tertiary |
35 (37.63%) |
122 (42.80%) |
0 |
0.05339 |
Bed net use |
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Yes |
63 (47.01%) |
111 (45.12%) |
62 (21.75%) |
|
No |
71 (52.98%) |
135 (54.87%) |
62 (21.75%) |
0.8056 |
Duration (month) |
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> 5 |
21 (22.58%) |
73 (25.61%) |
1 (50%) |
|
< 5 |
72 (77.42%) |
212 (74.39%) |
1 (50%) |
0.4328 |
Number of ANC |
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0 |
1 (1.07%) |
4 (1.40%) |
62 (21.75%) |
|
1 |
2 (2.15%) |
2 (0.70%) |
62 (21.75%) |
|
2 |
3 (3.22%) |
14 (4.91%) |
62 (21.75%) |
|
3 |
18 (19.35%) |
58 (20.35%) |
62 (21.75%) |
|
> 4 |
69 (74.19%) |
207 (72.62%) |
62 (21.75%) |
0.8508 |
Parity |
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0 |
30 (32.25%) |
93 (32.63%) |
0 |
|
1 |
19 (20.43%) |
62 (21.75%) |
0 |
|
2 |
19 (20.43%) |
56 (19.64%) |
0 |
|
> 3 |
25 (26.88%) |
74 (25.96%) |
2 (50%) |
0.8508 |
Gravidity |
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1 |
27 (29.3%) |
87 (30.52%) |
0 |
|
2 |
14 (15.05%) |
55 (19.29%) |
0 |
|
> 3 |
52 (55.93%) |
143 (50.17%) |
2 (100%) |
0.6895 |
Gestational age |
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≥ 37 |
85 (91.39%) |
277 (97.19%) |
2 (100%) |
|
< 37 |
8 (8.60%) |
8 (2.80%) |
0 |
0.07463 |
MIP |
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No |
51 (54.83%) |
155 (54.38%) |
0 |
|
Yes |
42 (45.16%) |
130 (45.61%) |
2 (100%) |
0.0001 |
IPT use |
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≥ 3 |
34 (36.55%) |
99 (34.73%) |
1 (50%) |
|
< 3 |
59 (63.44%) |
186 (65.26%) |
1 (50%) |
0.9097 |
Babies weight (g) |
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≥ 2500 |
80 (86.02%) |
246 (86.31%) |
1 (50%) |
|
< 2500 |
13 (13.97%) |
39 (13.68%) |
1 (50%) |
0.3488 |
Sev: severe; Df: degree of freedom; g: gram; MIP: malaria in pregnancy; BW: Babies Weigh