Table 2 Predictors of seasonal variation in the prevalence of acute child under-nutrition among children 6 to 36 months of age, Kersa district, east rural Ethiopia, 2011

Mother’s age

35-49

1

15-34

0.9 (0.5, 1.3)

Mother’s level of education

Literate

1

Illiterate

1.6 ( 0.9, 2.9)

Paternal occupation

Farmers

1

Others^∞

0.8 (0.4, 1.7)

Possession of a bank saving account at household level

Yes

1

No

8.2 (1.8, 37.6)**

Season

Dry

1

Wet

1.6 (0.9, 2.8)

Household food security status

Food secure

1

Food insecure

1.1. (0.7, 1.6)

Maternal access to a health facility

Yes

1

No

2.2 (1.4, 3.6)**

Method of storing drinking water at household level

Properly stored

1

Improperly stored

0.5 (0.2, 1.0)

Method of solid waste management

Managed properly

1

Dumped

1.006 (0.6, 1.7)

Children’s sex

Female

1

Male

1.2 (0.7, 2.0)

Number of under - five children in the household

Four per household

1

> four per household

0.7 (0.5, 1.2)