Table 2 Characteristics of the study sample and the status of anemia in women of reproductive age (n = 14,100)
Variables | Anemia | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (wt%) | No n (wt%) | ||
Mother's age | 0.02 | ||
15–24 | 1432 (21.9) | 4199 (78.1) | |
25–34 | 1361 (25.6) | 3261 (74.4) | |
35–49 | 1054 (24.2) | 2793 (75.8) | |
Mother's marital status | < 0.001* | ||
Unmarried | 746 (17.9) | 2916 (82.1) | |
Married | 2759 (26.4) | 6265 (73.6) | |
Others** | 342 (20.8) | 1072 (79.2) | |
Mother's education | < 0.001* | ||
None | 2207 (27.9) | 4260 (72.1) | |
Primary | 1111 (21.5) | 3629(78.5) | |
Secondary or above | 529 (16.2) | 2364 (83.8) | |
Place of residence | < 0.001* | ||
Urban | 905 (17.1) | 3658 (82.9) | |
Rural | 2942 (25.5) | 6595 (74.5) | |
Employment status | 0.003* | ||
Yes | 1139 (21.4) | 3883 (78.6) | |
No | 2708 (24.9) | 6370 (75.1) | |
House hold wealth index | < 0.001* | ||
Poor | 2027 (29.6) | 3460 (70.6) | |
Middle | 477 (23.8) | 1384 (76.2) | |
Rich | 1343 (19.2) | 5409 (80.8) | |
Body mass index | 0.035 | ||
Under weight | 1096 (26.2) | 2303 (73.8) | |
Normal weight | 2404 (23.3) | 6680 (76.7) | |
Overweight | 347 (21.2) | 1270 (78.8) | |
Use hormonal contraceptive | < 0.001* | ||
No | 3358 (25.3) | 8049 (7.7) | |
Yes | 489 (18.8) | 2204 (81.2) | |