Predictors | Zinc deficiency | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95Â % CI) | P- values | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yes | No |  |  |  |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 148 | 133 | 1 | 1 |  |
 Rural | 61 | 22 | 2.49(1.45 – 4.28) | 1.92 (1.04, 3.56) | 0.037 |
Source of drinking water | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Tab | 178 | 146 | 1 |  |  |
 Well | 9 | 3 | 2.46(0.65– 9.26) |  |  |
 Spring | 22 | 6 | 3.01 (1.19,7.61) |  |  |
Birth interval(year) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0 | 88 | 77 | 1 | 1 |  |
 <2 | 26 | 5 | 4.55 (1.67,12.43) | 3.97 (1.30,12.13) | 0. 016 |
 ≥2 | 95 | 73 | 1.14 (0.74,1.75) | 0.98 (0.59, 1.61) | |
Sorghum consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 68 | 29 | 1 |  |  |
 No | 141 | 126 | 0.48 (0.29,0.78) |  |  |
Coffee intake | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 68 | 71 | 1 |  |  |
 Yes | 141 | 84 | 1.75 (1.14,2.69) |  |  |
Animal source food | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 48 | 76 | 1 | 1 |  |
 No | 161 | 79 | 3.23 (2.06,5.06) | 2.29 (1.35, 3.89) | 0.002 |
Dietary diversity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Adequate | 53 | 81 | 1 | 1 |  |
 Inadequate | 156 | 74 | 3.22(1.113,3.360) | 2.09 (1.24,3.51) | 0.005 |
Nutrition education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 85 | 92 | 1 |  |  |
 No | 124 | 63 | 2.13 (1.40,3.25) | 1.78(1.10, 2.86) | 0.02 |
Diarrhea | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 190 | 150 | 1 |  |  |
 Yes | 19 | 5 | 3.00 (1.09,8.22) |  |  |
Serum albumin(g/dl) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≥3.2 | 143 | 133 | 2.79(1.63,4.78) | 1 | 0.002 |
 <3.2 | 66 | 22 |  | 2.55 (1.40,4.63) | |
Intestinal parasite | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Absent | 130 | 129 | 1 | 1 |  |
 Present | 79 | 26 | 3.02 (1.82,4.99) | 2.60 (1.49,4.54) | 0.001 |