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Table 6 Factors Associated with Anaemia among late Adolescent girls in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among adolescent girls attending high schools in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Variables

Categories

Anemia

COR

AOR

  

Anemic

Non anemic

  

Living status of the adolescence

With both family

84

285

1

1

Either of two

23

45

1.7(1.0,3.03)

2(1.14,3.6)*

Guardians

11

14

2.7(1.2,6.1)

2.4(1.02,5.6)*

Upper respiratory Tract

No

67

230

1

1

yes

51

114

1.5(1.01,2.4)

1.4(0.9,2.3)

Dietary Diversity (score)

Adequate dietary diversity

27

126

1

1

Inadequate dietary diversity

91

218

1.9(1.2,3.1)

2.1(1.3,3.5)*

Household food security

House hold food secure

93

304

1

1

House hold food insecure

25

40

2.0(1.2,3.5)

1.9(1.1, 3.5)*

Source of water

Safe water

85

291

1

1

Unsafe water

33

53

2.1(1.3,3.5)

1.2(0.6,2.1)

  1. *p value less than 0.05