Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Infants and Young Children Aged 6–23 Months in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa, Ethiopia

Table 4

Prevalence of anemia among infant and young children aged 6–23 months by selected maternal and child characteristics in Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 531).

Variables	Anemia
	Yes	No
	Number (%)	Number (%)
Maternal education
Have no formal education	41 (64.1)	23 (35.9)
Primary education	91 (66.4)	46 (33.6)
Secondary and above	120 (36.4)	210 (63.6)
Maternal occupation
House wife	153 (52.2)	140 (47.8)
Merchant	44 (58.7)	31 (41.3)
Private employee	15 (28.8)	37 (71.2)
Government employee	32 (33.7)	63 (66.3)
Others	8 (50)	8 (50)
Family size
≤3	92 (48.4)	98 (51.6)
4–5	126 (46.2)	147 (53.8)
≥6	34 (50)	34 (50)
Household’s wealth index
Lowest quantiles	59 (55.7)	47 (44.3)
Second quantiles	57 (55.9)	45 (44.1)
Middle quantiles	50 (53.2)	44 (46.8)
Fourth quantiles	53 (39.3)	82 (60.7)
Highest quantiles	33 (35.1)	61 (64.9)
Child’s sex
Male	140 (53.8)	120 (46.2)
Female	112 (41.3)	159 (58.7)
Number of under-five children in households
Only one	197 (45.8)	233 (54.2)
2–3	55 (54.5)	46 (45.5)
Age of infants and young children (in months)
6–8	40 (52.6)	36 (47.2)
9–11	66 (66.7)	33 (33.3)
12–17	78 (44.3)	98 (55.7)
18–23	68 (37.8)	112 (62.2)
Food security status
Food-insecure	170 (65.9)	88 (34.1)
Food-secure	82 (30)	191 (70)
ANC follow-up
≥4 visits	119 (34)	231 (66)
<4 visits	125 (74)	44 (26)
Birth interval
First birth	155 (46.5)	178 (53.5)
<24 months	55 (67.9)	26 (32.1)
≥24 months	42 (35.9)	75 (64.1)
Exclusive breastfeeding
Yes	178 (42)	246 (58)
No	70 (68.6)	32 (31.4)
Introduction of complementary foods
<6 months	50 (62.5)	30 (37.5)
>6 months	78 (68.4)	36 (31.6)
At 6 months	120 (36.8)	206 (63.2)
Bottle feeding
Yes	137 (53.1)	121 (46.9)
No	115 (42.1)	158 (57.9)
Minimum meal frequency
Yes	111 (31.9)	237 (68.1)
No	141 (77)	42 (23)
Minimum dietary diversity
<4 food groups	147 (71)	60 (29)
≥4 food groups	252 (47.5)	279 (52.5)
Length for age
Normal	185 (43.1)	244 (56.9)
Stunted	67 (65.7)	35 (34.3)
Weight for age
Normal	194 (44.3)	244 (56.7)
Underweight	58 (62.4)	35 (37.6)
Weight for height
Normal	36 (57.7)	31 (46.3)
Wasted	216 (46.6)	248 (53.4)
History of fever
Yes	57 (64)	32 (34)
No	195 (44.1)	247 (55.9)
History of diarrhea
Yes	34 (77.3)	10 (22.7)
No	218 (44.8)	269 (55.2)