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Table 1 Anaemia prevalence and mean haemoglobin level in women of reproductive age by pregnancy status, place of residence, and type of place of residence, Sudan, 2016

From: Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in women of reproductive age in Sudan: analysis of a cross-sectional household survey

Anaemia prevalence and mean haemoglobin level

Variables

Pregnant women

Non-pregnant women

Women in reproductive age (pregnant and non-pregnant women combined)

Anaemia prevalence

Severe anaemia prevalence

Total number

Anaemia prevalence

Severe anaemia prevalence

Total number

Anaemia prevalence

Severe anaemia prevalence

Total number

Average Haemoglobin level (g/L (SD))

Average Haemoglobin level (g/L (SD))

SUDAN

n

152

5

421

1367

45

3850

1519

50

4271

%

36.1

1.2

113.9 (16.3)

35.5

1.2

123.2 (15.7)

35.6

1.2

–

Place of residence (State)

Northern

n

5

0

17

97

1

220

102

1

237

%

29.4

0.0

113.7 (12.2)

44.1

0.5

119.3 (14.2)

43.0

0.4

–

River Nile

n

5

0

22

79

0

286

84

0

308

%

22.7

0.0

119.5 (12.2)

27.6

0.0

125.8 (13.3)

27.3

0.0

–

Red Sea

n

4

0

18

71

1

187

75

1

205

%

22.2

0.0

112.4 (8.3)

38.0

0.5

121.4 (13.8)

36.6

0.5

–

Kassala

n

24

1

44

136

8

279

160

9

323

%

54.5

2.3

110.1 (17.1)

48.7

2.9

117.7 (17.0)

49.5

2.8

–

Gedarif

n

6

0

28

67

5

291

73

5

319

%

21.4

0.0

120.8 (25.6)

23.0

1.7

127.7 (15.3)

22.9

1.6

–

Khartoum

n

18

0

31

127

5

304

145

5

335

%

58.1

0.0

108.9 (16.0)

41.8

1.6

120.4 (16.2)

43.3

1.5

–

Gezira

n

7

0

26

103

2

295

110

2

321

%

26.9

0.0

117.5 (12.5)

34.9

0.7

123.6 (13.0)

34.3

6

–

White Nile

n

9

0

20

82

5

232

91

5

252

%

45.0

0.0

113.1 (13.7)

35.3

2.2

123.0 (15.9)

36.1

2.0

–

Sinnar

n

6

0

17

96

2

255

102

2

272

%

35.3

0.0

110.0 (13.3)

37.6

0.8

122.3 (14.8)

37.5

0.7

–

Blue Nile

n

17

0

45

56

0

207

73

0

252

%

37.8

0.0

114.2 (18.3)

27.1

0.0

124.3 (12.8)

29.0

0.0

–

North Kordofan

n

6

0

19

74

1

230

80

1

249

%

31.6

0.0

113.3 (16.8)

32.2

0.4

124.0 (14.5)

32.1

0.4

–

South Kordofan

n

8

0

15

38

0

142

46

0

157

%

53.3

0.0

113.1 (18.1)

26.8

0.0

127.7 (14.4)

29.3

0.0

–

West Kordofan

n

4

0

9

30

1

95

34

1

104

%

44.4

0.0

112.1 (14.6)

31.6

1.1

125.7 (18.5)

32.7

1.0

–

North Darfur

n

5

1

27

74

0

213

79

1

240

%

18.5

3.7

117.7 (17.3)

34.7

0.0

125.6 (15.7)

32.9

0.4

–

West Darfur

n

7

0

23

39

2

149

46

2

172

%

30.4

0.0

118.0 (15.6)

26.2

1.3

127.1 (15.7)

26.7

1.2

–

South Darfur

n

10

2

24

87

4

224

97

6

248

%

41.7

8.3

109.8 (23.2)

38.8

1.8

124.5 (18.4)

39.1

2.4

–

Central Darfur

n

8

1

21

84

5

163

92

6

184

%

38.1

4.8

111.8 (21.2)

51.5

3.1

118.0 (16.8)

50.0

3.3

–

East Darfur

n

3

0

15

27

3

78

30

3

93

%

20.0

0.0

122.2 (15.0)

34.6

3.8

124.1 (23.8)

32.3

3.2

–

p. value

 

0.033*

0.371

0.199

< 0.001*

0.007*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.003*

–

Type of place of residence (area classification)

IDPs/Refugees Camps

n

10

2

24

95

6

208

105

8

232

%

41.7

8.3

109.2 (23.1)

45.7

2.9

121.0 (18.3)

45.3

3.4

–

Urban

n

31

1

105

461

18

1280

492

19

1385

%

29.5

1.0

118.0 (19.8)

36.0

1.4

123.2 (16.3)

35.5

1.4

–

Rural

n

111

2

292

811

21

2362

922

23

2654

%

38.0

0.7

113.2 (15.5)

34.3

0.9

123.5 (15.2)

34.7

0.9

–

p. value

 

0.252

0.004*

0.018*

0.004*

0.023*

0.082

0.006*

0.001*

–

  1. p. value was calculated based on x2 test for categorical data (anaemia prevalence) and with t-test for continuous data (average haemoglobin level)
  2. p. values with statistical significance (p < 0.05) is denoted with *
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