Prevalence, Severity, and Correlates of Anaemia in Pregnancy among Antenatal Attendees in Warri, South-Southern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional and Hospital-Based Study

Table 4

Distribution of anaemia in pregnancy among the study variables.

Variables	Frequency	Anaemic (n) (%)	Nonanaemic (n) (%)	value
Age (years)				0.126
<20	10	6 (10.0)	4 (40)
21–30	98	31 (31.6)	67 (68.4)
31–40	104	44 (42.3)	60 (57.7)
Above 40	6	1 (16.7)	5 (83.3)
Parity				0.989
Null/primi	98	37 (37.8)	61 (62.2)
Multi	106	40 (37.7)	66 (62.3)
Grand multi	14	5 (35.7)	9 (64.3)
Employment status				0.948
Nonemployed	14	6 (42.9)	8 (57.1)
Student	11	4 (36.4)	7 (63.6)
Self-employed	148	54 (36.5)	94 (63.5)
Professional	45	18 (40.0)	27 (60.0)
Educational status				0.972
None	2	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
Primary	12	4 (33.3)	8 (66.7)
Secondary	100	38 (38.0)	62 (62.0)
Tertiary	104	39 (37.5)	65 (62.5)
Location of residence				1.000
Urban	194	72 (37.6)	121 (62.4)
Semiurban	24	9 (37.5)	15 (62.5)
Rural	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Gravidity				0.581
First	61	19 (31.1)	42 (68.9)
2^nd–4^th	123	49 (39.8)	72 (60.2)
5^th–7^th	29	13 (44.8)	16 (55.2)
Above 7^th	5	1 (20.0)	4 (80.0)