Table 2 Prevalence of anemia by age, sex and place of residence
Characteristic | Sample size (n) | Prevalence of anemia % (Weighted) | Prevalence of anemia % (Unweighted) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of residence | (95% confidence interval) | (95% confidence interval) | |||
Urban | Total | 695 | 67·5 (64·3 – 70·9) | 68·8 (65·3 – 72·2) | |
Age** (Years) | |||||
6 months<age< 1 | 73 | 75·0 (64·6 - 84·4) | 75·3 (64·8 - 85·3) | ||
1≤ age < 2 | 176 | 81·2 (75·7 - 86·9) | 81·2 (75·2 - 87·0) | ||
2≤ age < 3 | 149 | 69·1 (61·9 - 76·3) | 69·8 (62·6 - 77·6) | < 0·0001 | |
3≤ age <4 | 150 | 61·6 (54·1 - 68·6) | 62·7 (54·5 - 70·3) | ||
4≤ age <5 | 147 | 53·2 (45·5 - 60·7) | 55·8 (47·3 - 63·6) | ||
< 2 | 398 | 79·4 (74·7-84·4) | 79·5(74·5-84·6) | < 0·0001 | |
2≤ age <5 | 297 | 61·3 (57·0-65·5) | 62·8 (58·3-67·3) | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 350 | 68·2 (63·6 - 72·7) | 70·0 (65·2 - 74·8) | 0·694 | |
Female | 345 | 66·8 (61·7 - 71·3) | 67·5 (62·6 - 72·5) | ||
Total | 1473 | 84·8 (82·8 - 86·7) | 85·4 (83·6 – 87·2) | ||
Rural | Age** (Years) | ||||
6 months<age< 1 | 187 | 90·1 (85·5 - 94·8) | 90·9 (86·7 - 95·0) | ||
1≤ age < 2 | 345 | 87·5 (83·6 - 91·0) | 90·1 (86·9 - 93·3) | ||
2≤ age < 3 | 316 | 86·2 (82·0 - 90·1) | 86·4 (82·4 - 90·1) | 0·015 | |
3≤ age <4 | 282 | 82·6 (77·8 - 87·1) | 82·3 (77·6 - 86·6) | ||
4≤ age <5 | 343 | 80·0 (75·4 - 84·4) | 79·3 (74·9 - 63·6) | ||
< 2 | 848 | 88·4 (85·5-91·3) | 90·4 (87·9 - 92·9) | 0·006 | |
2≤ age <5 | 625 | 82·8 (80·3-85·3) | 82·6 (80·1 – 85·0) | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 745 | 86·3 (83·5 - 88·8) | 86·7 (84·3 - 89·2) | 0·108 | |
Female | 728 | 83·2 (80·3 - 86·1) | 84·1 (81·4 - 86·7) |