Table 2 Association of deworming medicine and other risk factors with anaemia in children aged 6–59 months in 17 SSA countries, 2014–2019
From: Effects of deworming medication on anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa
Variables | Prevalence of anaemia, % (95% CI)‡ | Anaemia |
|---|---|---|
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
Received deworming medicine | ||
No | 36.87 (36.36–33.38)*** | 1.11 (1.07–1.16)*** |
Yes | 24.80 (24.36–25.25) | 1.00 |
Sex | ||
Male | 31.72 (31.23–32.21)*** | 1.11 (1.07–1.16)*** |
Female | 29.95 (29.48–30.44) | 1.00 |
Age in months | ||
6–11 | 8.52 (8.33–8.81)*** | 3.86 (3.56–4.18)*** |
12–23 | 16.68 (16.28–17.01) | 2.83 (2.67–3.01)*** |
24–35 | 13.31 (12.95–13.67) | 1.60 (1.51–1.70)*** |
36–47 | 12.16 (11.82–12.51) | 1.23 (1.16–1.30)*** |
48–59 | 11.01 (10.68–11.34) | 1.00 |
Fever in the last 2 weeks | ||
No | 7.10 (6.83–7.36)*** | 0.70 (0.66–0.73)*** |
Yes | 16.28 (15.90–16.66) | 1.00 |
Diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks | ||
No | 4.91 (4.69–5.14)*** | 0.97 (0.91–1.02) |
Yes | 10.56 (10.24–10.88) | 1.00 |
Stunting status | ||
Not stunted | 12.71 (12.36–13.06)*** | 0.74 (0.71–0.77)*** |
Stunted | 25.66 (20.25–26.12) | 1.00 |
Wasting status | ||
Not wasted | 1.49 (1.37–1.62)*** | 0.86 (0.78–0.94)** |
Wasted | 3.79 (3.58–3.99) | 1.00 |
Age of the respondents (years) | ||
< 25 | 17.06 (16.66–17.45)*** | 1.14 (1.08–1.20)*** |
25–34 | 30.02 (29.54–30.51) | 1.11 (1.05–1.15)** |
≥ 35 | 14.59 (14.22–14.96) | 1.00 |
Education level of the respondents | ||
No formal education | 26.74 (26.27–27.21)*** | 1.53 (1.44–1.62)*** |
Primary education | 21.25 (20.82–21.68) | 1.06 (1.00–1.11)* |
Secondary and above education | 13.67 (13.33–14.04) | 1.00 |
Maternal anaemia | ||
No | 11.14 (10.81–11.47)*** | 0.51 (0.49–0.53)*** |
Yes | 29.13 (28.65–29.61) | 1.00 |
Household wealth | ||
Poorest | 17.83 (17.44–18.22)*** | 1.47 (1.35–1.60)*** |
Poorer | 15.10 (14.72–15.47) | 1.30 (1.20–1.14)*** |
Middle | 12.51 (12.17–12.86) | 1.20 (1.11–1.30)*** |
Richer | 10.31 (9.98–10.65) | 1.15 (1.07–1.24)** |
Richest | 5.92 (5.66–6.17) | 1.00 |
Type of drinking water sources | ||
Unimproved | 25.40 (24.95–25.86)*** | 0.99 (0.95–1.04) |
Improved | 38.55 (38.05–39.07) | 1.00 |
Type of household sanitation facility | ||
Unimproved | 36.77 (36.27–37.29)*** | 0.99 (0.95–1.04) |
Improved | 24.90 (24.45–25.34) | 1.00 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 13.14 (12.77–13.50)*** | 0.95 (0.90–1.01) |
Rural | 48.53 (48.01–49.06) | 1.00 |
Year of survey | ||
2014 | 2.35 (2.20–2.50)*** | 0.69 (0.61–0.79)*** |
2015 | 9.17 (8.87–9.48) | 0.54 (0.49–0.59)*** |
2016 | 14.74 (14.34–15.15) | 0.65 (0.59–0.71)*** |
2017 | 4.40 (4.21–4.60) | 0.85 (0.76–0.96)** |
2018 | 27.35 (26.90–27.81) | 0.95 (0.87–1.04) |
2019 | 3.64 (3.46–3.83) | 1.00 |