From: Maternal depression and malnutrition in children in southwest Uganda: a case control study
Variables | Malnutrition in children | Total (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cases (n = 83) | Controls (n = 83) | X2 (p-value)* | ||
Proportion (%) | Proportion (%) | |||
Mother’s age | ||||
18–24 | 41 (25 %) | 36 (22 %) | 77 (47 %) | 1.29 (0.53) |
25–30 | 26 (16 %) | 33 (20 %) | 59 (36 %) | |
> 30 | 16 (10 %) | 14 (8 %) | 30 (18 %) | |
Mother’s marital status | ||||
Married | 60 (36 %) | 65 (39 %) | 125 (75 %) | 0.81 (0.37) |
Single/Separated/widowed | 23 (14 %) | 18 (11 %) | 41 (25 %) | |
Mother’s level of education | ||||
Lower primary (p1-p4) | 33 (20 %) | 19 (11 %) | 52 (31 %) | 5.53 (0.06) |
Upper primary (p5-p7) | 35 (21 %) | 46 (28 %) | 81 (49 %) | |
High school or more | 15 (9 %) | 18 (11 %) | 33 (20 %) | |
Mother’s occupation | ||||
Peasant farmer | 57 (34 %) | 46 (28) | 104 (63 %) | 4.27 (0.12) |
Retail business | 13 (8 %) | 24 (15 %) | 37 (22 %) | |
Casual labor/no occupation | 13 (8 %) | 12 (7 %) | 25 (15 %) | |
Mother’s source of income | ||||
Farming | 48 (29 %) | 37 (22 %) | 85 (57 %) | 3.70 (0.16) |
Retail business | 21 (13 %) | 32 (19) | 53 (32 %) | |
Casual laborer/no source of income | 14 (5 %) | 14 (5 %) | 28 (10 %) | |
Number of children | ||||
1–2 | 44 (27 %) | 43 (26 %) | 87 (53 %) | 0.40 (0.82) |
3–4 | 26 (16 %) | 24 (14 %) | 50 (30 %) | |
>4 children | 13 (9 %) | 16 (10 %) | 29 (18 %) |