Anemia and Associated Factors among Public Elementary School Children in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Bivariable and multivariable analysis of selected variables associated with anemia among SAC in public primary school students in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2022.
Variables (n = 435)
Anemic n (%)
No anemic n (%)
Crude OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
value
Father occupation
Daily laborer
43 (20.18)
170 (79.82)
1.55 (0.90, 2.65)
1.4 (0.73, 2.71)
0.98
Merchant
10 (22.72)
34 (77.28)
1.8 (0.79, 4.09)
2.5 (0.95, 6.52)
0.99
Government employee
25 (14)
153 (86)
1.00
1.00
Mother occupation
Housewife
31 (13.36)
201 (86.64)
0.74 (0.37, 1.47)
0.57 (0.26, 1.25)
0.52
Daily laborer
17 (26.98)
49 (73.02)
1.66 (0.75, 3.69)
1.03 (0.41, 2.58)
0.45
Merchant
16 (28.57)
40 (71.43)
1.91 (0.85, 4.33)
1.6 (0.62, 4.13)
0.79
Government employee
14 (17.28)
67 (82.72)
1.00
1.00
Intestinal parasite
Yes
13 (40.63)
19 (59.37)
3.55 (1.67, 7.56)
3.72 (1.50, 9.20)
0.04
No
65 (16.13)
338 (83.87)
1.00
1.00
Dietary diversity
Low dietary diversity
11 (19.29)
46 (80.71)
2.29 (0.74, 7.12)
2.53 (0.70, 9.11)
0.97
Medium dietary diversity
62 (19.07)
263 (80.93)
2.26 (0.86, 5.92)
2.82 (0.93, 8.57)
0.91
High dietary diversity
5 (9.43)
48 (90.57)
1.00
1.00
Family size
≥5
44 (15.77)
235 (84.23)
0.67 (0.41, 1.11)
0.64 (0.36, 1.15)
0.83
<5
34 (21.79)
122 (78.21)
1.00
1.00
Underweight
Yes
27 (38.57)
43 (61.43)
3.86 (2.19, 6.80)
3.83 (1.98, 7.40)
0.01
No
51 (13.97)
314 (86.03)
1.00
1.00
Mother education
No formal education
33 (44)
42 (56)
4.40 (2.35, 8.21)
3.94 (1.89, 8.21)
0.03
Primary education
20 (10.25)
175 (89.76)
0.64 (0.34, 1.20)
0.53 (0.26, 1.06)
0.62
Secondary and above
25 (15.15)
140 (84.85)
1.00
1.00
Father education
No formal education
15 (44.11)
29 (55.89)
3.02 (1.48, 6.16)
1.3 (0.54, 3.17)
0.75
Primary education
25 (19.08)
106 (80.92)
1.38 (0.79, 2.40)
1.22 (0.63, 2.39)
0.87
Secondary and above
38 (14.62)
222 (85.38)
1.00
1.00
Statistically significant at ; 1 = used as a reference category. The bold values indicate significant category of the variables at value <0.05.
