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Table 4 Remaining factors associated with anemia in pregnancy, TDHS 2015–2016

From: High burden of anemia among pregnant women in Tanzania: a call to address its determinants

Variable

AOR

95%CI

P-Value

Household characteristics

Type of residence

  Urban

1.000

  

  Rural

1.071

0.902—1.271

0.432

Number of household members

  1–3

1.000

  

  4–6

1.285**

1.054—1.566

0.013

  7–9

1.541***

1.241—1.913

0.000

  10 + 

2.026***

1.603—2.560

0.000

Wealth index

  Poorest

1.000

  

  Poorer

1.080

0.899—1.298

0.410

  Middle

1.045

0.868—1.259

0.640

  Richer

1.122

0.922—1.367

0.250

  Richest

1.198

0.931—1.542

0.160

Individual Characteristics

Age

  15–19

1.000

  

  20–24

0.762**

0.592—0.979

0.034

  25–29

0.678**

0.505—0.912

0.010

  30–34

0.646***

0.464—0.901

0.010

  35–39

0.799

0.561—1.138

0.214

  40–49

0.764

0.527—1.108

0.156

Highest educational level

  No education

1.000

  

  Primary

0.691***

0.590—0.808

0.000

  Secondary education and above

0.742***

0.597—0.923

0.007

Current marital status

  Never married

1.000

  

  Married

1.172

0.909—1.510

0.221

  Other

1.124

0.839—1.505

0.434

Number of children ever born

  1

1.000

  

  2

0.942

0.769—1.155

0.567

  3

0.778**

0.609—0.993

0.044

  4 + 

0.819

0.627—1.070

0.143

Food Security

  Insecure

1.000

  

  Secure

0.887*

0.785—1.001

0.052

Low Feeding Frequency

  No

1.000

  

  Yes

1.006

0.886—1.142

0.930

Covered by health insurance

  No

1.000

  

  Yes

0.701***

0.556—0.883

0.003

Antimalaria given

  No

1.000

  

  Yes

0.877**

0.775—0.994

0.040

Place of delivery

  At home

1.000

  

  Public health facility

0.840**

0.733—0.963

0.013

  Private health facility

0.639***

0.520—0.786

0.000

Number of ANC visit

  0–3

1.000

  

  4 and above

0.889*

0.791—1.000

0.050

Age at the first childbirth (years)

  0–19

1.000

  

  20–49

1.032

0.900—1.184

0.652

  1. Logistic regression with household-level random intercepts was used. Survey weights were also adjusted
  2. *p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01