Anemia among children aged 2–5 years in the Gaza Strip- Palestinian: a cross sectional study

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Table 6 Associated factors of child’s HB level in the Gaza Strip

Variables	Simple Linear Regression		Multiple linear Regression
Variables	b^a(95%CI)	P-value	b^b(95%CI)	P-value
Geographic location₀	−0.54 (−0.71,-0.36)	<0.001	−0.55 (−0.72,-0.39)	<0.001
Geographic location ₁	0.54 (0.35,0.73)	<0.001	-	-
Sex	0.16 (−0.11,0.34)	0.066	0.17 (0.01,0.33)	0.031
Age (months)	0.02 (0.01,0.02)	<0.001	0.02 (0.01,0.03)	<0.001
Birth order	−0.001 (−0.04,0.03)	0.932	-	-
Employed mother	0.27 (−0.13,0.68)	0.181	-	-
Father working	−0.04 (−0.25,0.17)	0.708	-	-
Mother’s education₀	0.26 (0.05, 0.48)	0.015	-	-
Mother’s education₁	−0.08 (−0.47,0.31)	0.684	-	-
Income under poverty line (≤1400 Shekel)	−0.26 (−0.45,-0.07)	0.008	−0.24 (−0.41,-0.06)	0.006
Household Assistance	0.33 (0.15,0.50)	<0.001	-	-
Exclusive Breastfeeding	0.11 (−0.10,0.31)	0.312	-	-
Drinking tea	−0.17 (−0.35,0.005)	0.056	-	-
Vitamins supplements	0.33 (0.08, 0.58)	0.009	-	-
Underweight	−0.19 (−0.40,0.01)	0.061	−0.22 (−0.41,-0.03)	0.025
Stunting	−0.27 (−0.44,0.01)	0.003	-	-
Wasting	−0.07 (−0.39,0.25)	0.67	-	-

^a Crude regression coefficient.
^b Adjusted regression coefficient.
Stepwise multiple linear regression method was applied. R2 = 20.6%.
Geographic location: Urban area is the reference.
Geographic location0: Jabalya refugee camp.
Geographic location1: Rural area.
Sex: Male is the reference.
Educational High level is the reference.
Income above poverty line (>1400 Shekel) is the reference group, US $ = 3.90 Shekel.
Household with assistance is the reference group.

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