Factors   Case:n=112 (%) Control: n=449 (%) COR(95% CI) AOR(95% CI)
Education Yes 74(66.1) 352(78.4) 1 1
No 38(33.9) 97(21.6) 1.8(1.1, 2.9) 1.4(0.5, 2.2)
Husband educational level 01-Jun 26(27.3) 56(13.5) 3.4(1.4, 6.7)* 3.3(1.3,8.0)**
07-Dec 52(54.7) 236(56.9) 1.5(0.8, 2.9) 1.5(0.7, 3.1)
College and above 17(17.9) 123(29.6) 1 1
Duration of menstruation days 3-5 84(75) 408(90.9) 1 1
6-8 28(25) 41(9.1) 3.3(1.9, 5.6)* 3.1(1.6, 5.9)***
Dark green vegetables Don't take 14(12.5) 19(4.23) 2.5(2.8, 10.7) 1.3(0.4, 3.9)
Daily 21(18.8) 106(23.6) 0.6(0.3, 1.4) 1.1(0.2, 0.9)
1-2 times in a week 61(54.5) 270(60.1) 0.8(0.4, 1.4) 0.6(0.3, 1.3)
Once in two weeks 16(14.3) 54(12.1) 1 1
Meat/Organ meat Don't take 52(46.4) 84(18.7) 5.4(2.8, 10.7)* 2.8(1.3, 6.1)**
Daily 32(28.6) 143(31.8) 1.9(0.9, 3.9) 1.1(0.5,2.6)
1-2 times in a week 15(13.4) 107(23.8) 1.2(0.5, 2.7) 0.8(0.3, 2.0)
Once in two weeks 13(11.6) 115(25.61) 1 1
Gastritis/duodenal bleeding Yes 26(23.2) 40(8.9) 3.1(1.7,5.3)* 3.8(1.8, 8.0)***
No 86(76.8) 409(91.1) 1 1
Intestinal parasite Yes 35(31.3) 52(11.6) 3.4(2.1, 5.7)* 2.9(1.4, 8.1)***
No 77(68.8) 397(88.4) 1 1
Malaria Yes 17(15.7) 37(8.2) 1.9(1.1, 3.6) 0.8(0.4, 1.8)
No 95(84.8) 412(91.8) 1 1
Kidney disease Yes 31(27.6) 59(13.1) 2.5(1.5, 4.2) 1.7(0.9,3.4)
No 81(72.2) 390(86.9) 1 1
Gum bleeding Yes 10(8.9) 19(4.2) 2.2(1.0, 4.9) 1.0(0.3,2.9)
No 102(91.0) 430(95.8) 1 1
COR (Crude Odds Ratio); AOR (Adjusted Odds Ratio); *Significant (P<0.05); **Strongly significant (P<0.01); ***Very strongly significant (P ≤ 0.001) in multivariate analysis
Table 6: Multivariate analysis of selected predictors of anemia among pregnant women aged 15-39 years in Hawassa and Yirgalem health facilities (N=561).