Table 1 Description of sleeted outcome and independent variables
From: Factors influencing childhood anaemia in Bangladesh: a two level logistic regression analysis
Variables | Group | Code | Variables | Group | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children anemia status | Anemic children | 1 | Religion | Non-Muslim | 0 |
Non-anemic children | 0 | Muslim | 1 | ||
Administrative division | Dhaka | 1 | Mother’s anemia level | Non-anemic | 0 |
Chittagong | 2 | Anemic | 1 | ||
Barisal | 3 | Place of birth/delivery | Home | 1 | |
Khulna | 4 | Hospital/Clinic | 2 | ||
Rajshahi | 5 | Children’s sex | Male | 1 | |
Rangpur | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
Sylhet | 7 | Children’s birth weight | Low birth weight | 1 | |
Place of residence | Urban | 1 | Average | 2 | |
Rural | 2 | Larger than average | 3 | ||
Mother’s education level | None | 0 | Children’s age group | Age < 2 year | 0 |
Primary | 1 | 2 ≤ age < 3 year | 1 | ||
Secondary | 2 | 3 ≤ age < 4 year | 2 | ||
Higher | 3 | 4 ≤ age < 5 year | 3 | ||
Maternal age | Age ≤ 20 years | 0 | Total number of children born | 1–2 children | 1 |
21 ≤ age ≤ 29 years | 1 | 3–5 children | 2 | ||
30 ≤ age ≤ 39 years | 2 | 6 and more children | 3 | ||
Age ≥ 40 years | 3 | Number of family members in the household | Member≤4 | 0 | |
Toilet facilities | Unhygienic | 1 | Member 5–10 | 1 | |
Hygienic | 2 | Member≥11 | 2 | ||
House hold wealth index | Poor | 0 | Nutritional status of child | Under-weight | 1 |
Middle | 1 | Normal weight | 2 | ||
Rich | 2 | Over-weight | 3 | ||
Obese | 4 |