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Table 2 Association of factors with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months at bivariable analysis

From: Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Namutumba district, Uganda: a cross- sectional study

Variable

Anaemia

Bivariable analysis

Yes (Y = 221)

n (%age)

No (N = 155)

n (%age)

Crude PR (95% CI)

p- value

Child age in months

 48–59

15(45.5)

18(54.5)

1.00

 

 36–47

23(43.4)

30(56.6)

0.99 (0.85–1.15)

0.852

 24–35

49(55.1)

40(44.9)

1.07 (0.93–1.22)

0.352

 12–23

87(68.5)

40(31.5)

1.16 (1.02–1.32)

0.023

 6–11

47(63.5)

27(36.5)

1.12 (0.98–1.29)

0.089

Respondent’s education level

 No education

40(71.4)

16(28.6)

1.00

 

 Primary

127(58.0)

92(42.0)

0.92 (0.85–0.99)

0.047

 Post primary

54(53.5)

47(46.5)

0.89 (0. 82–0.98)

0.021

Respondent’s age

  ≥ 45

11 (61.1)

7 (38.9)

1.00

 

 25–44

131 (56.2)

102 (43.8)

0.92 (0.63–1.35)

0.672

 14–24

79 (63.2)

46 (36.8)

1.03 (0.69–1.53)

0.867

Number of children

 1–3

118(65.6)

62(34.4)

1.00

 

 4–6

67(49.6)

68(50.4)

1.12 (1.04–1.21)

0.004

  ≥ 7

36(59.0)

25(41.0)

1.05 (0.95–1.16)

0.184

Number of household members

 1–5

109(64.5)

60(35.5)

1.00

 

 6–10

95(52.2)

87(47.8)

0.93 (0.87–0.99)

0.019

  > 10

17(68.0)

8(32.0)

1.02 (0.91–1.15)

0.725

Area of residence

 Bulange Sub-county

64(79.0)

17(21.0)

1.00

 

 Magada Sub-county

107(54.0)

91(46.0)

0.86 (0.81–0.92)

<0.001

 Namutumba Sub-county

50(51.6)

47(48.4)

0.85 (0.78–0.92)

<0.001

Height for Age

 Not Stunted

152(55.8)

120(44.1)

1.00

 

 Stunted

69(66.4)

35(33.6)

1.07 (0.99–1.14)

0.056

Food consumption score

 Acceptable

176(57.7)

129(42.3)

1.00

 

 Borderline

37(63.8)

21(36.2)

1.04 (0.96–1.13)

0.373

 Poor

8(61.5)

5(38.5)

1.02 (0.87–1.21)

0.779

Fever past 3 months

 Yes

159(64.4)

88(35.6)

1.00

 

 No

62 (48.1)

67(51.9)

0.90 (0.841–0.965)

0.003