Developmental delay and its predictors among children under five years of age with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in rural Pakistan

Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression for predictors of developmental delay (n = 177)

*Independent variables*	*Categories*	*AOR (95% CI)*	*p-value*
Age (in months)	6–24	4.53 (1.56–13.10)	< 0.01
Age (in months)	25–59	Reference	< 0.01
Monthly income (in PKR)	< 15,000	1.43 (0.64–3.17)	0.37
Monthly income (in PKR)	≥15,000	Reference	0.37
Mother’s education	Illiterate	1.65 (0.75–3.62)	0.21
Mother’s education	≥Primary	Reference	0.21
Mother’s occupation	Working	Reference	0.22
Mother’s occupation	Housewife	0.50 (0.16–1.52)	0.22
Family size	< 8	Reference	0.14
Family size	> 8	1.87 (0.80–4.40)	0.14
History of TB contact	Yes	2.67 (1.30–5.49)	< 0.01
History of TB contact	No	Reference	< 0.01
History of worm infestation	Yes	2.02 (0.85–4.81)	0.11
History of worm infestation	No	Reference	0.11
Frequency of hospital visits	1–7	Reference	0.10
Frequency of hospital visits	8–15	1.87 (0.88–3.97)	0.10
Breastfeeding	Mixed	3.07 (1.24–7.56)	0.01
Breastfeeding	Exclusive	Reference	0.01

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