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Table 4 Analysis of household attributes associated with anaemia

From: Malaria epidemiology in the Ahafo area of Ghana

Attribute

n/N (%)

ORβ, (95% CI)

p

ORγ, (95% CI)

p

  

Unadjusted

 

Adjusted

 

Gender of household head

     

Female

226/818 (27.6)

1

-

1

-

Male

278/840 (33.1)

1.30 (1.05 - 1.60)

0.016

1.28 (1.01 - 1. 61)

0.038

Age group of household head

     

15 - 29

78/182 (42.9)

1

-

1

-

30 - 39

122/454 (26.9)

0.49 (0.34 - 0.70)

0.001*

0.55 (0.37 - 0.82)

0.024*

40 - 49

120/445 (27.0)

0.49 (0.34 - 0.71)

 

0.56 (0.37 - 0.86)

 

50 - 59

78/229 (34.1)

0.69 (0.46 - 1.03)

 

0.64 (0.40 - 1.03)

 

60+

97/321 (30.2)

0.58 (0.40 - 0.84)

 

0.49 (0.31 - 0.80)

 

Household head educational level

     

None

206/603 (34.2)

1

-

1

-

Primary

63/203 (31.0)

0.87 (0.62 - 1.22)

0.029*

0.72 (0.49 - 1.06)

0.080*

Middle/JHS

185/645 (28.7)

0.78 (0.61 - 0.98)

 

0.70 (0.52 - 0.95)

 

> middle/JHS

50/208 (24.0)

0.61 (0.43 - 0.87)

 

0.84 (0.40 - 0.99)

 

Household socioeconomic status

     

Poorest

123/357 (34.5)

1

-

1

-

Second

120/333 (36.0)

1.07 (0.78 - 1.47)

0.001*

1.17 (0.82 - 1.68)

0.191*

Third

92/341 (27.0)

0.70 (0.51 - 0.97)

 

0.83 (0.57 - 1.22)

 

Fourth

102/333 (30.6)

0.84 (0.61 - 1.16)

 

0.99 (0.67 - 1.46)

 

Least poor

69/300 (23.0)

0.57 (0.40 - 0.80)

 

0.74 (0.48 - 1.14)

 

Member of Health Insurance

     

No

250/927 (27.0)

1

-

1

-

Yes

112/701 (16.0)

0.51 (0.40 - 0.66)

0.010

1.00 (0.77 - 1.30)

0.971

Household ITN ownership

     

No

313/950 (33.0)

1

-

1

-

Yes

193/714 (27.0)

0.75 (0.61 - 0.93)

0.010

0.91 (0.69 - 1.20)

0.514

Household size

     

≤ 6

201/712 (28.2)

1

-

1

-

> 6

305/952 (32.0)

1.20 (0.97 - 1.48)

0.095

1.28 (0.97 - 1.68)

0.080

Area of residence

     

Asutifi impact

84/246 (34.2)

1

-

1

-

Asutifi non impact

86/150 (57.3)

2.59 (1.71 - 3.93)

< 0.001*

2.22 (1.38 - 3.55)

< 0.001*

Tano N/S impact

115/580 (19.8)

0.48 (0.34 - 0.67)

 

0.47 (0.32 - 0.68)

 

Tano N/S non impact

139/360 (38.6)

1.21 (0.86 - 1.70)

 

0.97 (0.66 - 1.43)

 

Techiman

82/328 (25.0)

0.64 (0.45 - 0.92)

 

0.49 (0.32 - 0.75)

 
  1. β-Univariate logistic regression odds ratio (OR); γ-multivariate logistic regression odds ratio (OR); CI-confidence interval; * -Likelihood ratio p-values; JHS-Junior High School
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