Table 2 Bivariable and multivariable analyses of potential predictors of moderate-to-severe anaemia (n = 1216).
Predictor | Moderate-to-severe anaemia | Bivariate p-value | OR (95% CI) | Multivariable p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Number of participants | 176 (14.5) | 1040 (85.5) | NA | NA | NA |
Level of enrolment facility | |||||
Secondary | 67 (13.6) | 426 (86.4) | 0.470 | NA | NA |
Tertiary | 109 (15.1) | 614 (84.9) | |||
Enrolment gestational age | |||||
≥ 32 weeks | 97 (16.4) | 495 (83.6) | 0.065 | 1.31 (0.94–1.81) | 0.108 |
< 32 weeks | 79 (12.7) | 545 (87.3) | 1.00 | Reference | |
Participants age | |||||
≥ 31 years | 95 (14.7) | 552 (85.3) | 0.825 | NA | NA |
< 31 years | 81 (14.2) | 488 (85.8) | |||
Previous childbirths | |||||
≥ 2 | 62 (17.0) | 302 (83.0) | 0.097 | 1.46 (1.03–2.07) | 0.033 |
< 2 | 114 (13.4) | 738 (86.6) | 1.00 | Reference | |
BMI | |||||
≥ 28 kg/m2 | 122 (17.5) | 576 (82.5) | < 0.001 | 1.84 (1.29–2.61) | < 0.001 |
< 28 kg/m2 | 54 (10.4) | 464 (89.6) | 1.00 | Reference | |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 172 (14.3) | 1029 (85.7) | 0.177 | NA | NA |
Unmarried | 4 (26.7) | 11 (73.3) | |||
Educational status | |||||
Less than tertiary education | 73 (19.0) | 311 (81.0) | 0.002 | 1.51 (1.08–2.11) | 0.016 |
At least tertiary education | 103 (12.4) | 729 (87.6) | 1.00 | Reference | |
Employment status | |||||
Unemployed | 24 (25.0) | 72 (75.0) | 0.002 | 1.97 (1.19–3.26) | 0.008 |
Employed | 152 (13.6) | 968 (86.4) | 1.00 | Reference | |
Mode of conception | |||||
Assisted | 2 (11.1) | 16 (88.9) | 0.683 | NA | NA |
Spontaneous | 174 (14.5) | 1024 (85.5) | |||
Type of pregnancy | |||||
Multiple | 3 (11.5) | 23 (88.5) | 0.667 | NA | NA |
Singleton | 173 (14.5) | 1017 (85.5) | |||
Antepartum bleeding | |||||
Yes | 16 (15.1) | 90 (84.9) | 0.849 | NA | NA |
No | 160 (14.4) | 950 (85.6) | |||
Uterine fibroids | |||||
Yes | 24 (16.0) | 126 (84.0) | 0.570 | NA | NA |
No | 152 (14.3) | 914 (85.3) | |||
