Table 2 Prevalence of childhood anaemia by categorical covariates and bivariate Pearson chi-square test p-values
From: Bayesian random effects modelling with application to childhood anaemia in Malawi
Variable | %Anaemic (total) | Pearson chi-square (P-value) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | 2.45 (0.117) | |
Male | 64.33 (2,092) | |
Female | 62.83 (2,085) | |
Residence | 17.50 (0.000*) | |
Urban | 53.15 (402) | |
Rural | 65.35 (3775) | |
Wealth | 49.07 (0.000*) | |
Poorest | 70.79 (829) | |
Poor | 65.77 (964) | |
Rich | 66.55 (973) | |
Richer | 61.729 (813) | |
Richest | 51.88 (598) | |
Mother education | 20.31 (0.000*) | |
No education | 67.07 (714) | |
Primary | 64.17 (2,917) | |
Secondary | 56.1 (535) | |
higher | 79.03 (11) | |
House hold size | 0.68 (0.410) | |
≤5 | 64.42 (1,892) | |
>5 | 62.81 (2,285) | |
Fever | 60.31 (0.000*) | |
No fever | 59.39 (2,738) | |
With fever | 71.58 (1,431) | |
Ate meat | 0.04 (0.845) | |
No | 67.33 (2,666) | |
Yes | 71.45 ( 465) | |
Cough | 9.68 (0.002*) | |
No cough | 61.61 (2,974) | |
With cough | 69.06 (1,171) | |
VitaminA | 7.24 (0.007*) | |
No | 66.46 (527) | |
Yes received | 63.05 (3,643) | |
Stunting | 21.55 (0.000*) | |
No | 60.5 (2,256) | |
Yes | 67.02 (1,714) | |
Wasting | 16.63 ( 0.000*) | |
No | 62.7 (3,819) | |
Yes | 79.99 (152) | |
Underweight | 18.40 (0.000*) | |
No | 61.85 (3,232) | |
yes | 69.93 (738) | |
Mother anaemia | 34.35 (0.000*) | |
No | 62.09 (3,510) | |
Yes | 73.11 (577) | |
Birth Order | 1.84 (0.606) | |
1 | 64.25 (769) | |
2-3 | 62.84 (1,504) | |
4-5 | 62.49 (1,058) | |
6+ | 65.72 (846) |