Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants by nutritional status in Public Hospitals, Oromia region, West Ethiopia from December 2014- March 2015
Characteristics | Nutritional status | COR(95 % CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases(%) | Controls(%) | |||
Gender of the child | ||||
Male | 52(46.02) | 93(41.15) | 0.82(0.52–1.29) | 0.39 |
Female | 61(53.98) | 133(58.85) | 1.00 | |
Sex of head of household | ||||
Female | 9(7.96) | 6(2.65) | 3.17(1.10–9.15) | 0.033 |
Male | 104(92.04) | 220(97.35) | 1.00 | |
Age of the child in month | ||||
6–12 | 32(28.31) | 60(26.55) | 1.07(0.43–2.64) | 0.89 |
13–24 | 40(35.40) | 86(38.05) | 0.93(0.38–2.25) | 0.87 |
25–36 | 16(14.16) | 30(13.27) | 1.07(0.39–2.29) | 0.90 |
37–48 | 16(14.16) | 32(14.16) | 1.00(0.37–2.72) | 0.99 |
49–60 | 9(7.96) | 18(7.96) | 1.00 | |
Age of mother in years | ||||
≤ 34 | 95(84.07) | 191(84.51) | 0.98(0.52–1.80) | 0.92 |
≥ 35 | 18(15.93) | 35(15.49) | 1.00 | |
Family size | ||||
≥ 5 | 77(68.14) | 106(46.90) | 2.42(1.51–3.89) | 0.0001 |
< 5 | 36(31.86) | 120(53.10) | 1.00 | |
Household’s monthly income | ||||
< 50 USD | 75(66.37) | 66(29.20) | 4.79(2.95–7.77) | 0.0001 |
> 50 USD | 38(33.33) | 160(70.80) | 1.00 | |
Paternal occupation | ||||
Farmer | 82(72.57) | 114(50.44) | 2.60(1.59–4.24) | 0.0001 |
Others | 31(27.43) | 112(49.56) | 1.00 | |
Maternal education | ||||
Illiterate | 56(49.56) | 37(16.37) | 5.02(3.01–8.36) | 0.0001 |
Literate | 57(50.44) | 189(83.63) | 1.00 | |
Paternal education | ||||
Illiterate | 31(24.43) | 22(9.73) | 3.51(1.92–6.41) | 0.0001 |
Literate | 82(72.57) | 204(90.27) | 1.00 | |
Place of residence | ||||
Rural | 88(77.88) | 126(55.75) | 2.79(1.67–4.68) | 0.0001 |
Urban | 25(22.12) | 100(44.25) | 1.00 | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Oromo | 111(98.23) | 212(93.80) | 3.67(0.82–16.41) | 0.090 |
Amhara | 2(1.77) | 14(6.19) | 1.00 | |
Religion | ||||
Ethiopian orthodox | 28(24.78) | 93(41.15) | 0.54(0.32–0.92) | 0.002 |
Muslim | 24(21.24) | 23(10.18) | 1.88(0.98–3.61) | 0.057 |
Protestant | 61(53.98) | 110(48.67) | 1.00 | |