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Table 7 Nutrition and related activities factors

From: Maternal pesticide exposure and child neuro-development among smallholder tomato farmers in the southern corridor of Tanzania

  

Child Development effect

  

Variable

Total Number

Developed, n (%)

not developed, n (%)

Crude Odd Ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Weight for age

 Normal

156

124(79.5%)

32(20.5%)

ref

 

 underweight

130

118 (90.8%)

12(9.23%)

2.5(1.24–5.16)

0.01

Husband work

 Barber/driver/Mechanical

87

74(85)

13(14.9)

1.11(0.53–2.31)

0.362

 Doctor/nurse.

15

15(100)

0(0)

  

 Office/teacher

37

30(81)

7(18.9)

ref

 

 Farmer and not working

149

123(83.6)

24(15.38)

  

Severe malaria

 Yes

38

34(89.47)

4(10.53)

ref

 

 No

248

218(87.9)

30(121.1)

1.2 (0.5–3.14)

0.577

Drinking alcohol

 Yes

60

56(93.3)

4(6.67)

3(1.03–8.7)

 

 No

228

186(82.3)

40(17.70)

ref

0.035

Smoking

 Yes

 

24(85.7)

4(14.29)

ref

 

 No

 

218(84.5)

40(15.5)

0.9(0.3–2.7)

0.865