Table 2

The variation of anaemia prevalence rates across different regions and different sociodemographic characteristics of women in Ethiopia, 2016

Variables Weighted frequencyWeighted proportion of anaemia (95% CI)P value
 AnaemicNon-anaemic
Place of residence
 Urban538263017.0 (14.4 to20.0)0.0001
 Rural2989876625.4 (23.5 to 27.4)
Region
 Tigray21286119.7 (16.8 to 23.0)0.0001
 Afar536644.7 (39.9 to 49.6)
 Amhara627301917.2 (14.9 to 19.7)
 Oromia1480394227.2 (23.8 to 31.1)
 Somali24816959.5 (55.2 to 63.7)
 Benishangul-Gumuz2811819.2 (16.1 to 22.7)
 SNNPR704242022.5 (19.4 to 26.0)
 Gambella113126.1 (21.3 to 31.5)
 Harari92327.7 (23.7 to 32.1)
 Addis Ababa13269316 (13.5 to 18.8)
 Dire Dawa235430 (25.8 to 34.8)
Education status
 No education2002521227.8 (25.4 to 30.2)0.0001
 Primary1136410821.7 (19.8 to 23.7)
 Secondary297137817.8 (14.9 to 21.0)
 Higher9169711.5 (8.2 to 16.0)
Wealth index
 Poorest863165634.3 (29.7 to 39.1)0.0001
 Poorer688202825.3 (22.6 to 28.3)
 Middle686220523.7 (21.2 to 26.5)
 Richer625235421.0 (18.6 to 23.6)
 Richest664315217.4 (15.1 to 19.9)
Currently pregnant
 Yes31777129.1 (24.9 to 33.7)0.003
 No321010 62523.2 (21.6 to 24.9)
Currently breast feeding
 Yes1317334028.3 (25.7 to 31.0)0.0001
 No2210805521.5 (20.0 to 23.2)
 Total352711 39623.6 (22.0 to 25.3)
  • SNNPR, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region.