Factors associated with anemia among Sri Lankan primary school children in rural North Central Province

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

	Number	Percent
District
Anuradhapura	2480	56.2
Polonnaruwa	1932	43.8
Sex
Males	2228	50.8
Females	2168	49.1
Ethnicity
Sinhala	3704	84.0
Muslim	384	8.7
Tamil	6	0.1
Education division
Kabathigollawa	713	16.2
Galenbindunuwewa	514	11.7
Anuradhapura	379	8.6
Thabuththegama	502	11.4
Dibulagala	538	12.2
Kekirawa	372	8.4
Higurakgoda	838	19.0
Polonnaruwa	556	12.6
No. of children in the family
Less than 3	2474	61.2
3 or more	1567	38.7
Average family income per day ($)
< $1	292	8.1
$1-2	391	10.8
$2-3	535	14.8
$3-4	112	3.1
$4-8	1558	43.0
$8-12	593	16.4
> $12	142	3.9
Father’s education level
Primary	762	19.2
Up to O/L	2737	69.0
Above O/L	469	11.8
Mother’s education level
Primary	616	15.3
Up to O/L	2732	67.9
Above O/L	675	16.8
Last worm treatment
Within 3 months	2824	72.3
3 to 6 months back	893	22.8
Before 6 months	191	4.8
Frequency of meat consumption
< 1^stQuartile	1890	48.4
1^st to 2^ndQuartile	953	24.4
2^nd to 3^rdQuartile	476	12.2
> 4^th Quartile	584	15.0
Frequency of green leaf consumption
< 1st Quartile	1671	42.0
1^st to 2^nd Quartile	838	21.1
2^nd to 3^rd Quartile	654	16.5
> 4th Quartile	812	20.4

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