Table 1 Childhood anaemia by categorical variable
Variables | Categories | Anaemic | Not anaemic | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the child | Male Female | 56.2% (301) 52.2% (315) | 43.8% (235) 47.8% (288) | 0.185 |
Child’s age in months | 6–19 20–39 40–59 | 62.7% (227) 55.0% (224) 44.4% (164) | 33.3% (135) 45.0% (183) 55.6% (205) | 0.000 |
Child’s birth weight |  < 2500 g  ≥ 2500 g | 58.5% (48) 53.2% (467) | 41.5% (34) 46.8% (410) | 0.359 |
Had fever in last 2 weeks | Yes No | 62.8% (120) 52.3% (493) | 37.2% (71) 47.7% (449) | 0.008 |
Had diarrhoea recently | Yes No | 62.7% (94) 52.8% (520) | 37.3% (54) 47.2% (465) | 0.024 |
Had cough in last 2 weeks | Yes No | 54.4% (184) 54.0% (429) | 45.6% (154) 46.0% (366) | 0.883 |
Received vitamin A in last 6Â months | Yes No | 54.3% (357) 53.7% (253) | 45.7% (301) 46.3% (218) | 0.858 |
Birth order | 1st 2–3 4–5  ≥ 6 | 53.2% (231) 56.0% (261) 52.1% (85) 51.3% (39) | 46.8% (203) 44.0% (205) 47.9% (78) 48.7% (37) | 0.728 |
Mother’s BMI |  < 18.5  ≥ 18.5 | 56.0% (14) 53.8% (596) | 44.0% (11) 46.2% (511) | 0.830 |
Mother’s education level | No education Primary Post primary | 53.8% (7) 51.1% (267) 56.6% (341) | 46.2% (6) 48.9% (255) 43.4% (262) | 0.193 |
Visited health facility | Yes No | 52.7% (479) 59.4% (136) | 47.3% (430) 40.6% (93) | 0.069 |
Wealth Index | Poor Middle Rich | 58.0% (280) 53.1% (127) 50.1% (209) | 42.0% (203) 46.9% (112) 49.9% (208) | 0.059 |
Place of residence | Rural Urban | 55.5% (457) 50.2% (158) | 44.5% (366) 49.8% (157) | 0.104 |
Household with electricity | Yes No | 50.0% (150) 55.5% (465) | 50.0% (150) 44.5% (373) | 0.102 |
Toilet facility | Toilet with flush Pit latrine No facility | 53.7% (306) 48.3% (87) 57.1% (222) | 46.3% (264) 52.7% (93) 42.9% (167) | 0.148 |
Type of drinking water | Tap water Protected water Unprotected | 54.0% (274) 49.1% (109) 57.0% (233) | 46.0% (233) 50.9% (113) 43.0% (176) | 0.166 |
Main roof material | Thatch/Palm leaf Corrugated metal Stick &mud | 58.8% (248) 52.3% (335) 42.7% (32) | 41.2% (174) 47.7% (306) 57.3% (43) | 0.014 |
Main wall material | Wood/Mud Bricks Cement /Block | 56.6% (233) 51.5% (202) 52.6% (120) | 43.4% (179) 48.5% (190) 47.4% (108) | 0.270 |
Main floor material | Earth/Sand Mud block/Wood Cement/ Block | 52.8% (152) 56.6% (233) 52.5% (229) | 47.2% (136) 43.4% (179) 47.5% (207) | 0.441 |