Table 4 Anaemia prevalence and severity in the study population
Parameter | No. examined | Prevalence (%) of anaemia (n) | No. examined | Anaemia severity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe % (n) | Moderate % (n) | Mild % (n) | |||||
Altitude | Lowland | 405 | 54.6 (221) | 221 | 0.9 (2) | 6.3 (14) | 92.8 (205) |
Highland | 423 | 57.7 (224) | 244 | 2.5 (6) | 14.8 (36) | 82.8 (202) | |
Level of significance | χ2 = 0.82, P = 0.37 | χ2 = 10.59, P = 0.005* | |||||
Sex | Male | 394 | 56.9 (224) | 224 | 2.2 (5) | 10.3 (23) | 87.5 (196) |
Female | 434 | 55.5 (241) | 241 | 1.2 (3) | 11.2 (27) | 87.6 (211) | |
Level of significance | χ2 = 0.15, P = 0.70 | χ2 = 0.75, P = 0.69 | |||||
Age group in years | < 5 | 289 | 66.1 (191) | 191 | 2.6 (5) | 14.1 (27) | 83.2 (159) |
5–9 | 342 | 57.9 (198) | 198 | 1 (2) | 9.1 (18) | 89.9 (178) | |
10–14 | 197 | 38.6 (76) | 76 | 1.3 (1) | 6.6 (5) | 92.1 (70) | |
Level of significance | χ2 = 36.73 P < 0.001* | χ2 = 6.03, P = 0.20 | |||||
Asexual parasite Status | Negative | 483 | 48.9 (236) | 236 | 1.7 (4) | 11 (26) | 87.3 (206) |
Positive | 345 | 66.4 (229) | 229 | 1.7 (4) | 10.5 (24) | 87.8 (206) | |
Level of significance | χ2 = 25.08 P < 0.001* | χ2 = 0.04 P = 0.98 | |||||
Malnutrition | No | 540 | 54.4 (294) | 294 | 2 (6) | 9.9 (29) | 88.1 (259) |
Yes | 288 | 59.4 (171) | 171 | 1.2 (2) | 12.3 (21) | 86.5 (148) | |
Level of significance | χ2 = 1.86 P = 0.17 | χ2 = 1.09, P = 0.58 | |||||
Stunting | No | 632 | 54.6 (345) | 345 | 1.7 (6) | 9.9 (34) | 88.4 (305) |
Yes | 196 | 61.2 (120) | 120 | 1.7 (2) | 13.3 (16) | 85 (102) | |
Level of significance | χ2 = 2.68 P = 0.10 | χ2 = 1.12 P = 0.57 | |||||