Table 2 Prevalence of Anaemia and Associated Factors among Children Under-Five Years (TDHS-MIS, 2015-16)
Socio-Demographic Characteristics | % with any Anaemia | Anaemia severity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% with mild /moderate Anaemia | % with Severe Anaemia | p-value | ||
Mother’s Age Group | ||||
15–24 | 64.0 | 61.9 | 2.2 | 0.000 |
25–34 | 57.7 | 56.1 | 1.7 | |
35–49 | 54.4 | 53.1 | 1.3 | |
Marital Status | ||||
Not Married | 64.7 | 63.7 | 1.0 | 0.182 |
Currently Married | 58.2 | 56.4 | 1.8 | |
Formerly Married | 59.5 | 57.7 | 1.7 | |
Educational Attainment | ||||
No Education | 66.4 | 63.8 | 2.7 | 0.000 |
Primary | 56.7 | 55.2 | 1.5 | |
Secondary+ | 55.2 | 54.1 | 1.1 | |
Employment Status | ||||
Not Working | 63.5 | 61.1 | 2.4 | 0.001 |
Currently Working | 57.4 | 55.9 | 1.6 | |
Number of Siblings | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.581 |
Place of Residence | 0.000 | |||
Mainland - Urban | 54.4 | 53.4 | 1.1 | 0.000 |
Mainland - Rural | 59.8 | 57.8 | 2.0 | |
Zanzibar - Urban | 63.9 | 63.6 | 0.3 | |
Zanzibar - Rural | 67.0 | 66.1 | 0.9 | |
Wealth Status | ||||
Poorest | 63.8 | 61.4 | 2.3 | 0.000 |
Poorer | 61.2 | 58.5 | 2.7 | |
Middle | 59.8 | 59.0 | 0.8 | |
Richer | 53.4 | 52.1 | 1.3 | |
Richest | 51.6 | 50.6 | 1.0 | |
Health Insurance | ||||
No Health Insurance | 59.5 | 57.7 | 1.8 | 0.000 |
Health Insurance | 48.0 | 47.4 | 0.6 | |
Mother’s BMI | ||||
Under Weight | 61.2 | 58.1 | 3.1 | 0.000 |
Normal | 61.4 | 59.5 | 1.9 | |
Overweight | 51.2 | 50.2 | 0.9 | |
Severe Obesity | 43.2 | 42.2 | 0.9 | |
Birth Type | ||||
Single | 58.6 | 56.9 | 1.7 | 0.181 |
Multiple | 60.8 | 57.2 | 3.6 | |
Child’s Sex | ||||
Male | 60.2 | 58.4 | 1.9 | 0.025 |
Female | 57.0 | 55.4 | 1.5 | |
Child’s Age | ||||
6–23 months | 75.3 | 72.5 | 2.8 | 0.000 |
24–47 months | 50.8 | 49.7 | 1.1 | |
48–59 months | 42.3 | 41.5 | 0.8 | |
Child’s BMI | ||||
Low | 68.4 | 64.4 | 4.0 | 0.000 |
Normal | 57.2 | 55.5 | 1.7 | |
Overweight | 62.1 | 60.7 | 1.5 | |
Obese | 62.4 | 61.0 | 1.3 | |
Sample | 4612 (58.6%) | 4493 (56.9%) | 119 (1.7%) | |