|
Variable
|
Categories
|
Anemic status and severity level (n (%))
|
|---|
|
Severely anemic
|
Moderately anemic
|
Mildly anemic
|
Non-anemic
|
Overall anemia prevalence
|
|---|
|
Sex of child
|
Male
|
3 (0.8)
|
38 (10.1)
|
69 (18.3)
|
268 (70.9)
|
110 (29.1)
|
|
Female
|
2 (0.6)
|
35 (10.6)
|
55 (16.8)
|
237 (72.0)
|
92 (28.0)
|
|
Age of child (months)
|
6–11
|
2 (2.7)
|
16 (21.6)
|
18 (24.3)
|
38 (51.4)
|
36 (48.6)
|
|
12–23
|
1 (0.6)
|
29 (16.0)
|
45 (24.9)
|
106 (58.8)
|
75 (41.4)
|
|
24–35
|
1 (0.6)
|
19 (10.9)
|
27 (15.5)
|
127 (73.0)
|
47 (27.0)
|
|
36–47
|
1 (0.6)
|
6 (3.9)
|
26 (16.8)
|
122 (78.7)
|
33 (21.3)
|
|
48–59
|
0
|
3 (2.4)
|
8 (6.5)
|
112 (91.1)
|
11 (8.9)
|
|
WHZ
|
Wasted
|
0
|
6 (13.0)
|
8 (17.4)
|
32 (69.6)
|
14 (30.4)
|
|
Normal
|
5 (0.8)
|
67 (10.1)
|
116 (17.5)
|
473 (71.6)
|
188 (28.4)
|
|
HAZ
|
Stunted
|
3 (0.9)
|
30 (9.3)
|
60 (18.6)
|
230 (71.2)
|
93 (28.8)
|
|
Normal
|
2 (0.5)
|
43 (11.2)
|
64 (16.7)
|
275 (71.6)
|
109 (28.4)
|
|
WAZ
|
Underweight
|
2 (1.8)
|
9 (8.1)
|
23 (20.7)
|
77 (69.4)
|
34 (30.6)
|
|
Normal
|
3 (0.5)
|
64 (10.7)
|
101 (16.9)
|
428 (71.8)
|
168 (28.2)
|
|
Maternal age
|
< 25 years
|
1 (0.6)
|
18 (10.9)
|
41 (24.8)
|
105 (63.6)
|
60 (36.4)
|
|
25–35 years
|
0
|
7 (9.2)
|
13 (17.1)
|
56 (73.7)
|
20 (26.3)
|
|
> 35 years
|
4 (0.9)
|
48 (10.3)
|
70 (15.0)
|
344 (73.8)
|
122 (26.2)
|
|
Maternal education
|
No formal education
|
2 (0.9)
|
25 (11.4)
|
42 (19.1)
|
151 (68.6)
|
69 (31.4)
|
|
Primary education
|
0
|
27 (12.9)
|
44 (21.0)
|
139 (66.2)
|
71 (33.8)
|
|
Secondary and above
|
3 (1.1)
|
21 (7.6)
|
38 (13.7)
|
215 (77.6)
|
62 (22.4)
|
|
Frequency of ANC visits
|
Never visited
|
1 (2.1)
|
9 (9.1)
|
12 (25.5)
|
25 (53.2)
|
22 (46.8)
|
|
1–4 times visited
|
4 (0.7)
|
55 (9.4)
|
101 (17.2)
|
428 (72.8)
|
160 (27.2)
|
|
More than 4 times visited
|
0
|
9 (12.5)
|
11 (15.3)
|
52 (72.2)
|
20 (27.8)
|
|
Child’s place of delivery
|
At home
|
1 (0.7)
|
25 (17.1)
|
29 (20.0)
|
90 (62.1)
|
55 (37.9)
|
|
At health institution
|
4 (0.7)
|
48 (8.5)
|
95 (16.9)
|
415 (73.8)
|
147 (26.2)
|
|
Type of child birth
|
Twin
|
1 (6.7)
|
4 (26.7)
|
3 (20.0)
|
7 (46.7)
|
15 (53.3)
|
|
Singleton
|
4 (0.6)
|
69 (10.0)
|
121 (17.5)
|
498 (72.0)
|
194 (28.0)
|
|
Frequency of Complementary feeding
|
< 3 times per day
|
1 (3.7)
|
6 (22.2)
|
7 (17.1)
|
13 (64.8)
|
14 (519)
|
|
3–4 times per day
|
3 (0.6)
|
54 (10.0)
|
90 (16.6)
|
394 (72.8)
|
147 (27.2)
|
|
> 4 times per day
|
1 (0.7)
|
13 (9.4)
|
27 (19.4)
|
98 (70.5)
|
41 (29.5)
|
|
Loss of appetite
|
Yes
|
2 (1.4)
|
15 (10.7)
|
34 (24.3)
|
89 (63.6)
|
51 (36.4)
|
|
No
|
3 (0.5)
|
58 (10.2)
|
90 (15.9)
|
416 (73.4)
|
51 (9.0)
|
|
Presence of morbidity symptoms
|
Yes
|
2 (1.3)
|
16 (10.5)
|
38 (25.0)
|
96 (63.2)
|
56 (36.8)
|
|
No
|
3 (0.5)
|
57 (10.3)
|
86 (15.5)
|
409 (73.7)
|
146 (26.3)
|
|
Child being breastfed
|
Yes
|
4 (1.3)
|
48 (15.9)
|
71 (23.6)
|
178 (59.1)
|
123 (40.9)
|
|
No
|
1 (0.2)
|
25 (6.2)
|
53 (13.1)
|
327 (80.3)
|
79 (19.5)
|
|
Presence of Diarrhea
|
Yes
|
0
|
8 (9.6)
|
23 (27.1)
|
52 (62.7)
|
31 (37.3)
|
|
No
|
5 (0.8)
|
65 (10.4)
|
101 (62.2)
|
453 (72.6)
|
624 (27.4)
|
|
Preceding birth intervala
|
12–24 months
|
1 (1.2)
|
9 (10.8)
|
16 (19.3)
|
57 (68.7)
|
26 (31.3)
|
|
25–48 months
|
1 (0.7)
|
19 (12.8)
|
24 (16.1)
|
105 (70.5)
|
44 (29.5)
|
|
> 48 months
|
1 (0.5)
|
16 (8.6)
|
26 (14.0)
|
143 (76.9)
|
43 (23.1)
|
|
Maternal marital status
|
Married
|
4 (0.6)
|
61 (9.9)
|
106 (17.1)
|
448 (72.4)
|
171 (27.6)
|
|
Unmarriedc
|
1 (1.1)
|
12 (13.6)
|
18 (20.5)
|
57 (64.8)
|
31 (35.2)
|
|
Pre-lacteal feeding
|
Yes
|
0
|
8 (13.8)
|
13 (22.4)
|
37 (63.8)
|
21 (36.2)
|
|
No
|
5 (0.8)
|
65 (10.0)
|
111 (17.1)
|
468 (72.1)
|
181 (27.9)
|
|
Number of under five children
|
1
|
2 (0.4)
|
58 (10.3)
|
100 (17.7)
|
405 (71.7)
|
160 (28.3)
|
|
≥2
|
3 (2.1)
|
15 (10.6)
|
24 (16.9)
|
100 (70.4)
|
42 (29.6)
|
|
Family monthly incomeb
|
< 108$
|
4 (0.9)
|
50 (11.2)
|
88 (19.7)
|
304 (68.2)
|
142 (31.8)
|
|
≥ 108$
|
1 (0.4)
|
23 (8.8)
|
36 (13.8)
|
201 (77.0)
|
60 (23.0)
|
- ANC antenatal care; aPercentage was calculated for 418 children whose birth order is 2nd and above. bclassified on the basis of the mean value; Unmarriedc: includes Single, divorced and widowed
