Table 3 Factors associated with undernutrition among school age children in Woreda 8, Lideta Sub-City, Addis Ababa, March, 2014
From: Undernutrition and associated risk factors among school age children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Variable | Categories | Undernutrition | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds¶ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Ethnicity | Oromo | 54 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
Amhara | 29 | 100 | 0.44 (0.25-0.74)** | 1.13 (0.39-3.27) | |
Tigre | 24 | 60 | 0.60 (0.33-1.08) | 0.19 (0.06-0.52) | |
Gurage | 25 | 56 | 0.67 (0.37-1.20) | 0.02 (0.01-0.17) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 93 | 225 | 1 | 1 |
Muslim | 18 | 57 | 0.76 (0.43-1.38) | 0.60 (0.21-1.73) | |
Protestant/Catholic or others | 30 | 36 | 2.01 (1.17-3.46)* | 1.75 (0.74-4.18) | |
Family size | 2-5 | 100 | 207 | 1 | 1 |
6-8 | 41 | 93 | 0.91 (0.58-1.41) | 3.23 (1.43-7.29)** | |
>8 | 7 | 18 | 0.81 (0.34-6.52) | 2.13 (0.97-8.91) | |
Child age | 5-9 | 39 | 138 | 1 | 1 |
10-14 | 102 | 180 | 2.00(1.30-3.08)** | 1.31(0.65-2.66) | |
Child Sex | Male | 88 | 169 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 53 | 149 | 0.68 (0.46-1.02) | 0.44 (0.20-0.93)* | |
Maternal age at child birth | <20 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
20-30 | 77 | 244 | 0.29 (0.18-0.50)*** | 0.14 (0.06-0.51)*** | |
>30 | 24 | 36 | 0.63 (0.32-1.25) | 0.24 (0.18-1.18) | |
Floor of the house | Cement | 96 | 255 | 1 | 1 |
Soil | 45 | 63 | 1.89 (1.21-2.97)* | 2.43 (1.05-5.59)* | |
Source of power for cooking | Electric | 51 | 54 | 1 | 1 |
Wood/Kerosene | 90 | 264 | 0.36 (0.23-0.57)*** | 0.46 (0.20-1.08) | |
Meal frequency in a day | >3 | 56 | 169 | 1 | 1 |
≤3 | 85 | 149 | 1.72 (1.15-2.58)** | 1.77 (1.23-2.55)** | |
Birth order | ≤2 | 84 | 237 | 1 | 1 |
>2 | 57 | 81 | 1.99 (1.30-3.02)** | 2.14 (1.27-3.59)** | |