From: Food taboo among pregnant Ethiopian women: magnitude, drivers, and association with anemia
Variable | Category | Casesa N (%) | Controlsb N (%) | P * |
---|---|---|---|---|
Food taboo | Yes | 49 (26.2) | 59 (14.6) | 0.001 |
No | 138 (73.8) | 346 (85.4) | ||
Education (year) | Primary & below | 105 (56.5) | 132 (32.6) | < 0.001 |
Secondary | 52 (28.0) | 146 (36.0) | ||
Tertiary & above | 29 (15.6) | 127 (31.4) | ||
Income category | Low | 73 (39.0) | 109 (26.9) | < 0.001 |
Middle | 70 (37.4) | 123 (30.4) | ||
High | 44 (23.5) | 173 (42.7) | ||
Trimester | First | 79 (42.2) | 94 (23.2) | < 0.001 |
Second | 20 (10.7) | 155 (38.3) | ||
Third | 88 (47.1) | 156 (38.5) | ||
Gravidity | <= 2 | 123 (65.8) | 267 (65.9) | 0.971 |
> 2 | 64 (34.2) | 138 (34.1) | ||
Pregnancy interval | < 2 years | 61 (32.6) | 133 (32.8) | 0.958 |
> 2 years | 126 (67.4) | 272 (67.2) | ||
Iron supplement | No | 155 (82.9) | 317 (78.3) | 0.194 |
Yes | 32 (17.1) | 88 (21.7) | ||
Intestinal parasites | No | 174 (93.0) | 383 (94.6) | 0.466 |
Yes | 13 (7.0) | 22 (5.4) | ||
Chronic illness | No | 176 (94.1) | 390 (96.3) | 0.162 |
Yes | 11 (5.9) | 15 (3.7) | ||
MUAC (cm) | <= 23 | 69 (36.9) | 95 (23.5) | 0.001 |
> 23 | 118 (63.1) | 310 (76.5) | ||
Hygiene practice | Unimproved | 15 (8.0) | 36 (8.9) | 0.430 |
Improved | 172 (92.0) | 369 (91.1) |