Table 2 Associated factors of zinc deficiency among pregnant women, from individual studies, Ethiopia, 2019
Author (s) | Associated factors | AOR(95%CI) |
|---|---|---|
Gebremedhin S et al. 2011 | No intake of animal source foods | 2.51 (1.7,3.72) |
Age (≥35 years) | 2.18 (1.25,3.63) | |
Illiterate mothers | 1.7 (1.09,2.6) | |
Inadequate DDS | 2.57 (1.57,4.18) | |
Food insecurity | 5.07 (3.67,6.99) | |
Coffee intake | 1.41 (1.06,1.84) | |
Regassa K 2017 | No intake of animal source foods | 2.11 (1.3,3.42) |
Drinking coffee | 2.12 (1.39,3.42) | |
Elevated C-reactive protein | 2.48 (1.45,4.24) | |
Kumera G et al. 2015 | Living in a rural area | 1.92 (1.04,3.56) |
Too close birth | 3.97 (1.3,12.13) | |
No intakes of animal origin foods | 2.29 (.35,3.89) | |
Inadequate DDS | 2.09 (1.24,3.51) | |
No nutrition education | 1.78 (1.1,2.86) | |
Low serum albumin | 2.55 (1.4,4.63) | |
Presence of intestinal parasitic infection | 2.6 (1.49,4.54) | |
Mekonen A 2016 | No nutrition education | 2.4 (1.01,5.74) |
3rd trimester | 3.76 (1.49,9.49) | |
No intake of animal-sourced foods | 3.05 (1.3,7.07) | |
Inadequate DDS | 3.59 (1.45,8.96) |