Table 3: Relationship between anaemia and characteristic of the study population.

Haemoglobin level

Anemia

No anaemia

Sev anaemia

 

       

P value

Age groups

       

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

       

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

       

Yes

63 (47.01%)

111 (45.12%)

62 (21.75%)

 

No

71 (52.98%)

135 (54.87%)

62 (21.75%)

0.8056

Duration (month)

       

> 5

21 (22.58%)

73 (25.61%)

1 (50%)

 

< 5

72 (77.42%)

212 (74.39%)

1 (50%)

0.4328

Number of ANC

       

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

       

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

       

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

       

≥ 37

85 (91.39%)

277 (97.19%)

2 (100%)

 

< 37

8 (8.60%)

8 (2.80%)

0

0.07463

MIP

       

No

51 (54.83%)

155 (54.38%)

0

 

Yes

42 (45.16%)

130 (45.61%)

2 (100%)

0.0001

IPT use

       

3

34 (36.55%)

99 (34.73%)

1 (50%)

 

< 3

59 (63.44%)

186 (65.26%)

1 (50%)

0.9097

Babies weight (g)

       

≥ 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