Risk factors | Malnutrition | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe (N = 178) n(%) | Mild and moderate (N = 224) n (%) | OR[95 % CI] | P - value | OR[95 % CI] | P - value | |
Age | ||||||
≥ 25 | 32 (25.2) | 95 (74.8) | 1 | |||
13-24 | 78 (53.1) | 69 (46.9) | 3.4(2.0–5.6) | <0.001 | 2.7 (1.5-4.6) | <0.001 |
6-12 | 68 (53.1) | 60 (46.9) | 3.4(2.0–5.7) | <0.001 | 2.5 (1.4-4.5) | 0.001 |
Vaccination | ||||||
Yes | 147 (41.1) | 211 (58.9) | 1 | |||
No/incomplete | 31 (70.5) | 13 (29.5) | 3.4(1.7–6.8) | <0.001 | 2.1(1.1–4.5) | 0.042 |
Early-weaning | ||||||
No | 61 (45.2) | 74 (54.8) | 1 | |||
Yes | 117 (43.8) | 150 (56.2) | 0.9(0.6–1.4) | 0.795 | - | - |
Balanced diet | ||||||
Yes | 5 (11.6) | 38 (88.4) | 1 | |||
No | 173 (48.2) | 186 (51.8) | 7.1(2.7-18.4) | <0.001 | 3.9(1.5-10.6) | 0.007 |
Parent education | ||||||
College/University | 3 (17.6) | 14 (82.4) | 1 | 1.0(0.2–4.6) | ||
Secondary | 11 (30.6) | 25 (69.4) | 2.1(0.5-8.6) | 0.32 | 2.4(0.6–9.2) | 0.990 |
Primary | 128 (48.1) | 138 (51.9) | 4.3(1.2-15.4) | 0.02 | 2.0(0.5–8.4) | 0.193 |
Non formal | 36 (43.4) | 47 (56.6) | 3.6(0.9-13.4) | 0.06 | 0.297 | |
Family Income (month) | ||||||
≥ 50, 000 (Tsh*) | 53 (39.8) | 80 (60.2) | 1 | |||
< 50,000 (Tsh*) | 125 (46.5) | 144 (53.5) | 1.3(0.9 -1.9) | 0.209 | - | - |
Single Parent | ||||||
No | 119 (37.4) | 199 (62.6) | 1 | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 59 (70.2) | 25 (29.8) | 3.9(2.3–6.6) | <0.001 | 3.4(1.9–5.9) |