Table 3 Maternal child caring characteristics associated with malnutrition in 371 children attending PML hospital in Accra, Ghana
From: Maternal profiles and social determinants of malnutrition and the MDGs: What have we learnt?
Characteristic | Nutritional status of child | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malnourished n, % | Well-nourished n, % | Crude OR [95 % CI] | p-value | Adjusted OR [95 % CI]* | p-value | |
Mother’s marital status (N = 346) | ||||||
Single | 29 (17.6) | 11 (6.1) | 4.21 [1.91–9.79] | <0.001 | 2.45 [1.09–5.53] | 0.031 |
Separated/Divorced/widowed | 9 (5.5 | 9 (5.0) | 1.60 [0.61–4.18] | 0.340 | 0.99 [0.31–3.18] | 0.987 |
Co-habiting | 40 (24.2) | 22 (12.2) | 2.90 [1.56–5.48] | <0.001 | 2.24 [1.18–4.26] | 0.014 |
Married | 87(52.7) | 139 (76.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Monthly family income (N = 371) | ||||||
≤500 Gh Cedisa | 140 (76.9) | 85 (45.0) | 4.08 [2.55–6.56] | <0.001 | 2.81 [1.65–4.78] | <0.001 |
>500 Gh Cedisa | 42 (23.1) | 104 (55.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Mother directly cares for/stay with child (N = 371) | ||||||
No | 16 (8.8) | 5 (2.6) | 3.55 [1.20–12.62] | 0.010 | 2.08 [0.60–7.18] | 0.245 |
Yes | 166 (91.2) | 184 (97.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Having problems with child care (N = 371) | ||||||
Yes | 94 (51.6)) | 52 (27.5) | 2.81 [1.79–4.44] | <0.001 | 1.57 [0.92–2.67] | 0.100 |
No | 88 (48.4) | 137 (72.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
How mother cares for child during the day (N = 368) | ||||||
Takes child to work | 61 (33.7) | 63 (33.7) | 3.05 [1.42–6.80] | 0.002 | 2.90 [1.27–6.62] | 0.012 |
Leaves child with care giver | 39 (21.6) | 50 (26.7) | 2.46 [1.10–5.69] | 0.017 | 2.03 [0.86–4.79] | 0.106 |
Mother is with child at home | 68 (37.6) | 33 (17.7) | 6.50 [2.91–14.93] | <0.001 | 4.46 [1.90–10.48] | 0.001 |
Leaves child at crèche/nursery | 13 (7.2) | 41 (21.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||