Table 4 Predictors of composite index of anthropometric failure among under five children in Ethiopia

Sex of child

Male

1.00

1.00

Female

0.71 (0.56, 0.89)

0.71 (0.56, 0.89)*

Age of child

 < 6 months

1.00

1.00

6–23 months

1.63 (1.10, 2.43)

1.64 (1.10, 2.44)*

24–59 months

2.84(1.84, 4.37)

2.85(1.85, 4.38)*

Type of birth

Single

1.00

1.00

Multiple

2.24(0.94, 5.38)

2.25(0.95, 5.33)

Birth interval

 ≥ 24 months

1.00

1.00

 < 24 months

1.27(1.02, 1.58)

1.27(1.02, 1.58)*

Education level of the mother

Secondary education and above

1.00

1.00

Primary education

1.93(1.10, 3.37)

1.80(1.02, 3.17)*

No formal education

2.37(1.32, 4.27)

2.15(1.19, 3.89)*

Religion of the mother

Orthodox

1.00

1.00

Protestant

0.65(0.49, 0.86)

0.69(0.52, 0.92)

Muslim

0.74(0.56, 0.99)

0.78(0.56 1.10)

Others

0.39(0.21, 0.74)

0.41(0.21, 0.80)

Current marital status of the mother

Married

1.00

1.00

Single

1.64(0.14, 19.36)

1.53(0.14, 17.41)

Divorced

0.46(0.22, 0.96)

0.47(0.22, 0.97)

Widowed

0.81(0.22, 2.97)

0.85(0.23, 3.14)

Place of delivery

Home

1.00

1.00

Health facility

1.00(0.78, 1.28)

1.03(0.80, 1.32)

Parity

Primi parity

1.00

1.00

Multi parity

0.86(0.24, 3.06)

0.86(0.24, 3.02)

Grand multi parity

0.69(.18, 2.69)

0.69(0.18, 2.66)

Number of under five

1 child

1.00

1.00

2–3 children

1.21(0.91, 0.63)

1.21(0.90, 1.63)

3–5 children

1.22(0.79, 1.88)

1.22(0.79, 1.88)

Number of household members

1–4 family members

1.00

1.00

5–9 family members

1.06(0.74, 1.51)

1.06(0.74, 1.51)

 ≥ 10 family members

1.06(0.63, 1.80)

1.05(0.62, 1.79)

Wealth index of the household

Richest

1.00

1.00

Rich

2.03(1.25, 3.31)

1.77 (1.00, 3.15)*

Middle

2.44(1.50, 3.97)

2.08 (1.12, 3.86)*

Poor

2.10(1.28, 3.45)

1.74 (0.89, 3.42)*

Poorest

2.92(1.71, 4.97)

2.44 (1.22, 4.88)*

Type of toilet facility

Improved

1.00

1.00

Unimproved

0.79(0.55, 1.12)

0.75(0.52, 1.09)

Community women literacy

Illiterate

1.00

1.00

Literate

0.65(0.51, 0.82)

0.74(0.56, 0.98)*

Community poverty level

Low

1.00

1.00

High

0.79(0.62, 1.02)

0.88(0.65, 1.20)

Type of residence

Urban

1.00

1.00

Rural

1.40(1.02, 1.92)

0.940(0.56, 1.58)

Administrative region of Ethiopia

Urban based

1.00

1.00

Agriculture based

2.27(1.58, 3.27)

1.89(1.16, 3.07)*

Pastoralist

2.12(1.41, 3.18)

1.480(0.84, 2.60)