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Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for anemia among women age 15–49 across the survey years, UDHS 2006, 2011, 2016

From: Determinants of Anemia among women in Uganda: further analysis of the Uganda demographic and health surveys

Characteristic

2006 UDHS

2011 UDHS

2016 UDHS

Pooled Data

Odds Ratio

[95% CI]

Odds Ratio

[95% CI]

Odds Ratio

[95% CI]

Odds Ratio

[95% CI]

Place of residence (rc: Urban)

 Rural

1.61*

1.01–2.56

1.13

0.71–1.80

0.94

0.77–1.15

1.10

0.92–1.32

Region (rc: Kampala)

 Central1

1.60

0.78–3.29

0.95

0.49–1.85

0.92

0.63–1.32

1.14

0.85–1.54

 Central2

0.76

0.38–1.52

1.40

0.76–2.55

1.00

0.67–1.48

1.07

0.79–1.45

 East Central

0.98

0.49–1.95

1.35

0.74–2.46

1.40

0.97–2.03

1.33

0.98–1.80

 Eastern

0.93

0.47–1.84

1.10

0.55–2.18

0.78

0.54–1.13

0.91

0.67–1.24

 Northern

1.65

0.81–3.36

0.66

0.34–1.29

1.35

0.92–1.98

1.30

0.95–1.78

 West Nile

0.58

0.30–1.13

1.32

0.69–2.54

1.31

0.83–2.05

1.15

0.81–1.61

 Western

0.79

0.39–1.60

0.67

0.32–1.40

0.92

0.61–1.37

0.87

0.63–1.21

 South Western

1.02

0.49–2.12

0.40*

0.19–0.84

0.59*

0.38–0.92

0.71*

0.51–1.00

Wealth index (rc: Poorest)

 Poorer

1.06

0.78–1.45

0.93

0.64–1.35

0.80*

0.64–0.99

0.86

0.74–1.01

 Middle

0.92

0.64–1.31

0.74

0.48–1.15

0.74*

0.58–0.95

0.76**

0.63–0.91

 Richer

0.84

0.60–1.19

0.85

0.56–1.29

0.74*

0.57–0.97

0.75**

0.62–0.90

 Richest

0.71

0.47–1.08

0.77

0.39–1.53

0.55***

0.40–0.76

0.59***

0.47–0.76

Type of toilet facility (rc: Improved)

 Shared toilet

0.89

0.62–1.28

1.11

0.69–1.78

0.89

0.69–1.14

0.93

0.77–1.12

 Nonimproved toilet

1.01

0.70–1.46

1.00

0.68–1.49

1.00

0.81–1.24

0.98

0.83–1.16

 No facility

1.03

0.64–1.68

1.45

0.82–2.57

0.90

0.65–1.25

1.01

0.80–1.29

Source of drinking water (rc: Improved)

 Nonimproved

1.09

0.85–1.40

1.16

0.86–1.56

1.32**

1.08–1.61

1.18*

1.03–1.36

Sex of the household head (rc: Male)

 Female

1.01

0.80–1.28

0.96

0.74–1.25

1.05

0.90–1.22

1.03

0.92–1.15

Age of woman (rc: 15–19)

 20–24

1.01

0.70–1.47

1.32

0.85–2.05

1.01

0.80–1.28

1.06

0.88–1.26

 25–29

0.99

0.66–1.46

1.16

0.75–1.80

0.75*

0.57–0.99

0.88

0.72–1.07

 30–34

0.95

0.65–1.39

0.93

0.57–1.52

0.88

0.64–1.20

0.91

0.73–1.12

 35–39

1.19

0.77–1.84

1.99**

1.27–3.14

0.86

0.64–1.17

1.11

0.89–1.37

 40–44

1.05

0.66–1.66

1.48

0.87–2.52

0.98

0.72–1.34

1.07

0.85–1.34

 45–49

0.92

0.58–1.46

1.68

0.96–2.95

1.01

0.73–1.40

1.07

0.84–1.36

Woman’s level of education (rc: None)

 Primary

0.89

0.71–1.12

0.89

0.64–1.25

0.85

0.69–1.04

0.88

0.76–1.01

 Secondary

1.13

0.81–1.58

1.07

0.64–1.78

0.96

0.74–1.25

1.02

0.84–1.23

 Higher

0.94

0.56–1.57

0.81

0.40–1.62

1.07

0.73–1.59

1.01

0.76–1.35

Woman currently pregnant (rc: No)

 Yes

2.00***

1.49–2.67

1.47*

1.02–2.10

1.33*

1.07–1.65

1.49***

1.28–1.73

Woman has ever given birth (rc: No)

 Yes

1.34

0.96–1.88

0.90

0.59–1.35

1.20

0.93–1.54

1.17

0.98–1.40

Woman involved in decision-making (rc: No)

 Yes

1.03

0.79–1.34

0.76

0.51–1.15

0.84

0.66–1.08

0.86

0.73–1.02

 Missing

1.04

0.76–1.44

0.72

0.46–1.14

1.00

0.75–1.32

0.93

0.77–1.13

Distance to facility a problem (rc: No)

 Yes

0.92

0.76–1.12

1.12

0.88–1.43

1.01

0.88–1.16

1.02

0.92–1.13

Survey year (rc: 2006)

 2011

      

0.30***

0.26–0.36

 2016

      

0.47***

0.41–0.54

Total observations

2645

 

2580

 

5799

 

11,024

 
  1. Level of significance *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05
  2. CI: Confidence interval
  3. rc: Reference category