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Table 4 Three models of multivariable logistic regression investigating factors associated with wasting among children under-5 years of age in Rwanda

From: Impact of implementing performance-based financing on childhood malnutrition in Rwanda

 

I: AOR (95% CI)

II: AOR (95% CI)

III: AOR (95% CI)

Child characteristics

Sex

   

 Male

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Female

0.94 (0.53 - 1.65)

0.68 (0.36 - 1.30)

0.64 (0.33 - 1.23)

Age in months

   

 0-5 months

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 6-11 months

0.44 (0.13 - 1.53)

0.50 (0.14 - 1.85)

0.42 (0.11 - 1.60)

 12-23 months

0.26 (0.08 – 0.80)

0.28 (0.08 - 0.96)

0.28 (0.08 - 0.96)

 24-35 months

0.53 (0.20 - 1.43)

0.51 (0.17 - 1.50)

0.45 (0.15 - 1.36)

 36-47 months

0.42 (0.15 - 1.15)

0.43 (0.14 - 1.32)

0.38 (0.12 - 1.20)

 48-60 months

0.35 (0.13 - 0.95)

0.20 (0.06 - 0.71)

0.17 (0.04 - 0.64)

Health insurance

   

 No

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Yes

0.95 (0.46 - 1.98)

0.84 (0.37 - 1.89)

0.85 (0.37 - 1.93)

HIV status

   

 Negative

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Positive

0.89 (0.25 - 3.19)

0.80 (0.16 - 3.89)

1.00 (0.20 - 5.03)

Recent illness

   

 No

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Yes

1.46 (0.80 - 2.68)

1.29 (0.65 - 2.56)

1.21 (0.60 - 2.44)

Maternal characteristics

Education

   

 None

 

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Primary

 

0.68 (0.32 - 1.43)

0.73 (0.34 - 1.56)

 > Primary

 

0.62 (0.18 - 2.13)

0.64 (0.18 - 2.22)

Age (continuous)

 

0.98 (0.93 - 1.03)

0.98 (0.92 - 1.04)

Marital status

   

 Married

 

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Divorced/widowed

 

1.26 (0.59 - 2.38)

1.24 (0.56 - 2.72)

 Never married

 

0.93 (0.29 - 2.96)

0.77 (0.23 - 2.54)

HIV status

   

 Negative

 

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Positive

 

1.37 (0.64 – 2.93)

1.28 (0.59 - 2.77)

Emotional problems

   

 No

 

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Yes

 

0.99 (0.98 - 1.00)

0.99 (0.98 - 1.00)

Social functioning

   

 High

 

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Low

 

0.99 (0.98 - 1.00)

0.99 (0.98 - 1.00)

Physical health

   

 Good

 

1.00 (−−)

1.00 (−−)

 Poor

 

1.00 (1.00 - 1.00)

1.00 (1.00 - 1.00)

Household characteristics

Catastrophic health expenditure

   

 <20% income spent

  

1.00 (−−)

 20% - 40% income spent

  

1.08 (0.27 – 4.32)

 ≥ 40% income spent

  

1.77 (0.44 – 7.04)

Have other children under 5 years

   

 No

  

1.00 (−−)

 Yes

  

0.98 (0.68 – 3.23)

Performance-based financing

 Lives in Phase II district

  

1.00 (−−)

 Lives in Phase 0 district

  

1.48 (0.68 - 3.23)

 Lives in Phase I district

  

0.43 (0.19 - 0.97)

  1. AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval.
  2. I: Adjusted for child characteristics.
  3. II: Adjusted for child characteristics and maternal characteristics.
  4. III: Adjusted for child characteristics, maternal characteristics, household characteristics and PBF.
  5. Bold typeface indicates factors significantly associated with malnutrition at the 0.05 significance level.