Table 3 Odds ratios and confidence intervals of sex of household head and other household factors predicting anaemia status of children aged 6–59 months in in Ghana.

Household factors

 Sex of Household head

  Male

1.07 [0.93–1.24]

1.28* [1.08–1.51]

  Female

Ref

Ref

 Household Wealth Index

  Poorest

2.41*** [1.59–3.65]

  Poorer

2.04*** [1.41–2.94]

  Middle

1.78*** [1.29–2.46]

  Richer

1.28 [0.96–1.72]

  Richest

Ref

 Toilet facility type

  Improved

1.01 [0.84–1.22]

  Unimproved

Ref

 Source of drinking water

  Improved

0.87 [066–1.13]

  Unimproved

Ref

 Age of Household Head (years)

  20–29

Ref

  30–39

0.96 [0.76–1.22]

  40–49

0.56*** [0.44–0.73]

  50–59

0.39*** [0.30–0.52]

  60–69

0.30*** [0.22–0.42]

  70 + 

0.31*** [0.22–0.43]

 Type of cooking fuel

  Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Ref

  Charcoal

1.51** [1.15–1.99]

  Fuel wood

1.44* [1.02–2.02]

  Other cooking fuel

0.49** [0.21–0.78]

 Household size

  1–4

Ref

  5–10

4.49*** [3.78–5.34]

  11 + 

7.21*** [4.60–11.31]

 Bednets ownership

  No bednets

0.57*** [0.44–0.74]

  1–3 bednets

0.95 [0.78–1.16]

  4 + bednets

Ref

Eco zone of residence

 Coastal/Southern zone

Ref

 Middle Belt

0.93 [0.78–1.11]

 Northern zone

1.40* [1.07–1.83]

Place of residence

 Urban

1.04 [0. 86–1.25]

 Rural

Ref

House sprayed against malaria in the past 12 months

 Not sprayed

Ref

 Sprayed

0.99 [0.74–1.33]