Table 5 Factors associated with wasting among children aged 6–59 months, East Belesa District, northwest Ethiopia, 2014

Child sex

 Male

48

291

0.75 (0.49, 0.95)^*

 Female

53

241

1

Child vitamin-A supplementation in the past six months

 Yes

77

352

1

 No

24

180

1.64 (1.00, 2.68)^*

Type of prelacteal food given (n = 370)

 Water

42

80

1

1

 Butter

163

107

2.12 (1.47, 3.56)*

2.32 (1.81,5.31)*

Water treatment by any means

 Yes

11

93

1

 No

90

439

0.57 (0.29, 0.72)