Table 5: Factors associated with underweight of child under-nutrition, Wonsho Woreda, April, 2016.
Variables |
Categories |
Normal |
Underweight |
COR (95%CI) |
AOR (95%CI) |
Family size |
≤ 5 |
81 |
363 |
1 |
1 |
>5 |
41 |
110 |
1.67(1.08, 2.57) |
0.69(0.41, 1.15) |
Birth order |
≤ 4 |
106 |
438 |
1 |
1 |
> 4 |
16 |
35 |
1.89(1.01, 3.54) |
0.63(0.30 1.33) |
Sex of child |
Male |
74 |
225 |
1.69(1.13, 2.55) |
1.78(1.17, 2.70)* |
Female |
48 |
248 |
1 |
1 |
Pre-lacteal food |
Yes |
35 |
76 |
2.10(1.32, 3.34) |
1.23(0.69, 2.18) |
No |
87 |
397 |
1 |
1 |
Vitamin-A supplementation |
Yes |
81 |
367 |
1 |
1 |
No |
41 |
106 |
1.75(1.34, 2.70) |
1.10(0.63, 1.95) |
Immunization |
Yes |
73 |
380 |
1 |
1 |
No |
49 |
93 |
2.74(1.79, 4.20) |
2.45(1.41, 4.24)* |
Place of delivery |
Home |
55 |
140 |
1.95(1.29, 2.94) |
1.51(0.95, 2.42) |
Health Inst. |
67 |
333 |
1 |
1 |
Source of drinking water |
Unprotected |
42 |
114 |
1.65(1.08, 2.57) |
1.06(0.63, 1.78) |
Protected |
80 |
359 |
1 |
1 |
*P-value significant at p< 0.05.