Table 3 Association between factors and nutritional status among Observed (\(O_i\)) and Expected (\(E_i\)) for women from BDHS, 2017-18
Factors | Category | Normal | Malnutrition | Total | Chi-square (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(O_i (E_i)\) | \(O_i (E_i)\) | ||||
Total | Â | 9331 | 7691 | 17022 | Â |
Age | 15-24 | 2739(2363.2) | 1572(1947.8) | 4311 | 196.716 (<0.001) |
25-34 | 3301(3358.1) | 2825(2767.9) | 6126 | ||
35-49 | 3291(3609.7) | 3294(2975.3) | 6585 | ||
Residence | Rural | 6352(5941.6) | 4487(4897.4) | 10839 | 172.682Â (<0.001) |
Urban | 2979(3389.4) | 3204(2793.6) | 6183 | ||
Division | North Area | 4588(4407.9) | 3453(3633.1) | 8041 | 30.883Â (<0.001) |
South Area | 4743(4923.1) | 4238(4057.9) | 8981 | ||
Education | No education | 1566(1462.0) | 1101(1205.0) | 2667 | 63.908Â (<0.001) |
Primary | 3066(3015.0) | 2434(2485.0) | 5500 | ||
Secondary | 3624(3619.6) | 2979(2983.4) | 6603 | ||
Higher | 1075(1234.5) | 1177(1017.5) | 2252 | ||
Currently Pregnant | No | 8770(8828.9) | 7336(7277.1) | 16106 | 16.147 (<0.001) |
Yes | 561(502.1) | 355(413.9) | 916 | ||
Currently Working | No | 4494(4719.2) | 4115(3889.8) | 8609 | 48.132 (<0.001) |
Yes | 4837(4611.8) | 3576(3801.2) | 8413 | ||
Currently Breastfeeding | No | 7164(7432.7) | 6395(6126.3) | 13559 | 105.658 (<0.001) |
Yes | 2167(1898.3) | 1296(1564.7) | 3463 | ||
Wealth index | Poor | 4025(3568.6) | 2485(2941.4) | 6510 | 327.544Â (<0.001) |
Middle | 1927(1812.8) | 1380(1494.2) | 3307 | ||
Rich | 3379(3949.6) | 3826(3255.4) | 7205 | ||
Children everborn | None | 867(793.2) | 580(653.8) | 1447 | 16.606 (<0.001) |
1-2 | 4548(4587.7) | 3821(3781.3) | 8369 | ||
3 or more | 3916(3950.1) | 3290(3255.9) | 7206 | ||
Birth in last 5 years | None | 5592(5792.0) | 4974(4774.0) | 10566 | 40.517 (<0.001) |
1-2 | 3709(3512.1) | 2698(2894.9) | 6407 | ||
3-4 | 30(26.9) | 19(22.1) | 49 | ||
Partner’s Education | No education | 2224(2053.5) | 1522(1692.5) | 3746 | 167.232 (<0.001) |
Primary | 3188(3020.4) | 2322(2489.6) | 5510 | ||
Secondary | 2659(2717.3) | 2298(2239.7) | 4957 | ||
Higher | 1260(1539.8) | 1549(1269.2) | 2809 | ||
Water source | Safe | 9115(9134.2) | 7548(7528.8) | 16663 | 4.238Â (0.04) |
Unsafe | 216(196.8) | 143(162.2) | 359 | ||
Toilet facility | Hygenic | 6271(6597.3) | 5764(5437.7) | 12035 | 121.89Â (<0.001) |
Unhygenic | 3060(2733.7) | 1927(2253.3) | 4987 | ||
Cooking fuel | Improved | 1446(1860.) | 1947(1533.0) | 3393 | 254.666Â (<0.001) |
Unimproved | 7885(7471.0) | 5744(6158.0) | 13629 |