Table 4 Both bivariate and multivariate results of determinants factors of acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months by nutritional status in Public Hospitals, Oromia region, West Ethiopia from December 2014- March 2015
Variables | Nutritional status | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases (%) | Controls (%) | |||
Presence of diarrhea in the last two weeks | ||||
Yes | 44(38.93) | 57(25.22) | 1.89(1.17–3.06)** | 3.94(2.01–7.73)*** |
No | 69(61.06) | 169(74.78) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Hand washing habit of mothers | ||||
Wash less frequently | 74(65.49) | 27(11.95) | 13.99(8.0–24.45)*** | 14.39(7.33–28.22)*** |
Wash frequently | 39(34.51) | 199(88.05) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Duration the child exclusively breast fed | ||||
Less or greater than 6 months | 77(68.14) | 89(39.38) | 3.29(2.04–5.31)*** | 2.63(1.39–5.01)** |
= 6 months | 36(31.86) | 137(60.62) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Family size | ||||
≥ 5 | 77(68.14) | 106(46.90) | 2.42(1.51–3.89)*** | 2.59(1.34–5.00)** |
< 5 | 36(31.86) | 120(53.10) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Presence of latrine | ||||
No | 25(22.12) | 27(11.95) | 2.09(1.15–3.81)* | 2.99(1.23–7.06)* |
Yes | 88(77.88) | 199(88.05) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Maternal Education | ||||
Illiterate | 56(49.56) | 37(16.37) | 5.02(3.01–8.36)*** | 2.16(1.14–4.11)* |
Literate | 57(50.44) | 189(83.63) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Illness with fever | ||||
Yes | 32(23.32) | 118(52.21) | 0.36(0.22–0.59)*** | 1.89(1.0–3.59)* |
No | 81(71.68) | 108(47.79) | 1.00 | 1.00 |