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Table 4 Potential risk factors of anemia among pregnant women surveyed at the household level in Burkina Faso in 2013/2014

From: Asymptomatic malaria and anaemia among pregnant women during high and low malaria transmission seasons in Burkina Faso: household-based cross-sectional surveys in Burkina Faso, 2013 and 2017

Potential factors

N

Anemia cases

Univariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

PR (95% CI)

p

Adj. PR (95% CI)

p

Asymptomatic malaria

   

< 0.001a

 

< 0.001a

 No

1436

479

1

 

1

 

 Yes

271

133

1.34 (1.22–1.48)

 

1.31 (1.18–1.44)

 

Age

   

0.21

 

0.42

 ≥ 30

468

153

1

 

1

 

 20–30

859

305

1.07 (0.96–1.19)

 

1.10 (0.98–1.23)

 

 ≤ 20

380

154

1.12 (0.99–1.27)

 

1.19 (1.00–1.41)

 

Trimester of pregnancy

   

 < 0.001a

 

 < 0.001a

 First

404

239

1

 

1

 

 Second

731

343

0.79 (0.71–0.89)

 

0.81 (0.72–0.90)

 

 Third

573

324

0.96 (0.86–1.07)

 

0.97 (0.87–1.08)

 

Parity

   

0.99

 

0.28

 Multigravida

1039

360

1

 

1

 

 Secundigravida

354

130

1.00 (0.89–1.12)

 

0.89 (0.76–1.05)

 

 Primigravida

314

122

1.00 (0.89–1.13)

 

0.92 (0.82–1.05)

 

Insecticide-treated nets

   

0.41

 

0.38

 At least one

1650

589

1

 

1

 

 No insecticide-treated nets

57

23

0.89 (0.67–1.17)

 

0.87 (0.66–1.15)

 

Education

   

0.56

 

0.48

 No education

1696

608

1

 

1

 

 Educated

11

4

1.21 (0.82–1.80)

 

1.19 (0.75–1.90)

 

Household socioeconomic

   

0.75

 

0.67

 Middle quintile

351

132

1

 

1

 

 Poorest

300

101

0.95 (0.82–1.10)

 

0.95 (0.82–1.09)

 

 Poor

364

143

1.03 (0.90–1.17)

 

1.04 (0.91–1.18)

 

 Rich

338

133

1.02 (0.89–1.17)

 

1.02 (0.89–1.17)

 

 Richest

354

103

0.95 (0.83–1.10)

 

0.95 (0.83–1.09)

 

Place of residence

   

0.27

 

0.27

 Rural

1586

568

1

 

1

 

 Urban

121

44

0.90 (0.74–1.09)

 

0.89 (0.73–1.08)

 

Malaria season

   

0.001a

 

0.008a

 Low season

1222

400

1

 

1

 

 High season

485

212

1.18 (1.07–1.29)

 

1.13 (1.03–1.24)

 
  1. PR prevalence ratio, Adj. adjusted,a significant at the 0.05 level