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Table 5 Factors influencing the prevalence of anaemia in the study population

From: Malaria parasitaemia, anaemia and malnutrition in children less than 15 years residing in different altitudes along the slope of Mount Cameroon: prevalence, intensity and risk factors

Variables

N

Prevalence of anaemia (n)

Bivariate logistic regression

Multivariate logistic regression

COR (95% CI)

P value

AOR (95% CI)

P value

Altitude

 Highland

423

57.7 (224)

Reference

   

 Lowland

405

54.6 (221)

0.88 (0.67–1.16)

0.37

Age group (years)

 10–14

197

38.6 (76)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 5–9

342

57.9 (198)

2.20 (1.54–3.16)

< 0.001*

2.18 (1.50–3.17)

< 0.001*

 < 5

289

66.1 (191)

3.07 (2.11–4.47)

< 0.001*

3.15 (2.11–4.70)

< 0.001*

Gender

 Female

434

55.5 (241)

Reference

   

 Male

394

56.9 (224)

1.01 (0.80–1.39)

0.70

Level of education

 No formal

44

56.8 (25)

Reference

   

 Primary

292

58.4 (229)

1.07 (0.57–2.00)

0.84

 Secondary

267

55.4 (148)

0.95 (0.49–1.79)

0.86

 Tertiary

48

47.9 (23)

0.69 (0.31–1.59)

0.39

Marital status

 Married

202

55.4 (112)

Reference

   

 Single

610

56.9 (347)

1.06 (0.77–1.46)

0.72

Malnourished

 No

540

54.4 (294)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

288

59.4 (171)

1.22 (0.92–1.63)

0.17

1.07 (0.78–1.49)

0.66

Wasted

 No

251

68.5 (172)

Reference

   

 Yes

87

59.8 (52)

0.98 (0.36–2.69)

0.97

Underweight

 No

547

59.8 (327)

Reference

   

 Yes

136

57.4 (78)

0.81 (0.44–1.51)

0.51

Stunted

 No

632

54.6 (345)

Reference

   

 Yes

196

61.2 (120)

0.79 (0.53–1.17)

0.23

Malaria status

 No

483

48.9 (236)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

345

66.4 (229)

2.07 (1.55–2.75)

< 0.001*

2.07 (1.53–2.79)

< 0.001*

Fever in the past 2 days

 No

650

54.2 (352)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

155

63.2 (98)

1.44 (1.01–2.06)

0.04*

1.52 (1.01–2.11)

0.04*

  1. * Statistically significant P value, CI confidence Interval, COR crude odd ratio, AOR adjusted odd ratio