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Table 4 Association of caste with levels of childhood anemia for children born to mothers aged ≥ 18 years at first child birtha

From: Caste-based social inequalities and childhood anemia in India: results from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2005–2006

 

Caste

 
 

Other castea

Other backward class

Scheduled tribe

Scheduled caste

 

Anemia levels

RR (95 % CI)

RR (95 % CI)

RR (95 % CI)

RR (95 % CI)

p-trend

Mild

1

1.05 (1.01 - 1.10)

1.13 (1.05 - 1.23)

1.09 (1.03 - 1.16)

<0.001

Moderate

1

1.12 (1.08 - 1.13)

1.22 (1.15 - 1.30)

1.20 (1.13 - 1.25)

<0.001

Severe

1

1.34 (1.07 - 1.67)

1.50 (1.05 - 2.14)

2.01 (1.56 - 2.56)

<0.001

  1. aModel has been adjusted for child, maternal and household covariates including adult education and household wealth
  2. (Shown are the risk ratio with 95 % confidence interval of developing mild, moderate and severe anemia among other backward castes, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe keeping other caste as reference category)
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