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Characteristic
|
Sample size(n)
|
Prevalence of anemia % (Weighted)
|
Prevalence of anemia % (Unweighted)
|
p- value*
|
|---|
|
(95% confidence interval)
|
(95% confidence interval)
|
|---|
|
Age** in years
|
Total
|
2168
|
78·4 (76·7 - 80·2)
|
80·1 (78·4 - 81·8)
|
< 0·0001
|
|
6 months<age< 1
|
260
|
85·1 (80·5 - 89·6)
|
86·5 (82·2 - 90·6)
|
|
1≤ age < 2
|
521
|
85·1 (81·9 - 88·2)
|
87·1 (84·2 - 90·0)
|
|
2≤ age < 3
|
465
|
80·1 (76·2 - 83·7)
|
81·1 (77·5 - 84·7)
|
|
3≤ age <4
|
432
|
74·1 (69·8 - 78·0)
|
75·5 (71·2 - 79·4)
|
|
4≤ age <5
|
490
|
70·5 (66·2 - 74·4)
|
72·2 (68·1 - 76·1)
|
| |
< 2
|
781
|
85·1 (82·6-87·7)
|
86·9 (84·6- 89·3)
|
< 0·0001
|
|
2≤ age <5
|
1387
|
74·8 (72·5-77·1)
|
76·2 (73·6 – 78·5)
|
|
Gender
|
Male
|
1095
|
79·6 (77·1 - 81·9)
|
81·4 (78·9 - 83·6)
|
0·1670
|
|
Female
|
1073
|
77·1 (74·4 - 79·6)
|
78·8 (76·2 - 81·2)
|
|
Financial status
|
Low
|
1223
|
85·6 (83·4 - 87·7)
|
86·2 (84·2 - 88·1)
|
< 0·0001
|
|
Middle
|
344
|
81·0 (76·7 - 84·8)
|
81·1 (76·9 - 85·2)
|
|
High
|
601
|
66·3 (62·6 - 69·7)
|
67·1 (63·2 - 70·8)
|
|
Birth weight***
|
Large
|
1179
|
77·3 (74·9 - 79·7)
|
79·2 (76·9 - 81·5)
|
0·4530
|
|
Average
|
664
|
79·3 (76·1 - 82·3)
|
80·6 (77·6 - 83·6)
|
|
Small
|
306
|
80·1 (75·5 - 84·8)
|
81·7 (77·3 - 86·1)
|
|
Has symptoms of infection***
|
Yes
|
945
|
83·3 (80·7 - 85·6)
|
84·4 (81·9 - 86·7)
|
< 0·0001
|
|
No
|
1219
|
74·6 (72·0 - 77·1)
|
76·7 (74·2 - 79·0)
|
- *p-value shows the difference in prevalence across the various groups within each category.
- **only children aged from 6 months to below 5 years are included in the analysis.
- ***the analysis did not include children with missing information on birth weight and on infection or illness indicators respectively.
