Table 4 Logistic regression estimate of the effect of explanatory variables on child under nutrition

 Age of child in months

1.03(1.01,1. 19)**

1.03(1.02,1.05)**

 Sex; 0 = male, 1 = female

.633(.45, .91)

.64(.44,.92)*

 Maternal education; 0 = No, 1 = yes

.568(.362,.889)*

.59(37,.95)*

 Vaccination; 0 = No, 1 = Yes

.74(.51,1.06)

 Frequency of child feeding 0 = ≤ 2 times/day, 1 = ≥3times/day

.76(.54, 1.08)

.63(.43,.93)*

 Toilet use; 0 = No, 1 = Yes

.62(.43,.89)*

 Food insecurity; 0 = No, 1 = yes

1.40(.94,2.10)

 Initiation of breastfeeding; 0= >1 h, 1 = ≤ 1 h

.92(.65,1.10)

 Colostrum feeding; 0 = No, 1 = yes

.45(.31,.65)**

.50(.35,.73)**

 Prelacteal; 0 = No, 1 = Yes

1.10(.86,1.34)

 Flue; 0 = No, 1 = yes

1.30(.85,1.98)

1.34(1.17,1.49)**

 Diarrhea; 0 = No, 1 = yes

1.62(1.07,.2.46)*

 Sex 0 = female, 1 = male

1.52(.99,2.31)

 TV/Radio 0 = No, 1 = Yes

.40(.23,.70)**

 Colostrum 0 = No, 1 = Yes

.66(.43,1.00)

 Prelacteal 0 = No, 1 = Yes

1.39(.90,2.16)

 Vaccinated 0 = No, 1 = Yes

.65(.42,.99)

 Maternal education 0 = illiterate, 1 = literate

.79(.43, 1.34)

 Food insecurity 0 = No, 1 = Yes

2.19(1.25, 3.81)**

2.25(1.29,3.94)**

 Time of initiation of breastfeeding 0 = <1 h, 1= > 1 h

.71(.43,1.16)

 Upper respiratory infection 0 = No, 1 = Yes

1.55(1.02,2.36)*

1.61(1.05,2.46)*

 Age of the child

.98(.96,1.00)

 Fever 0 = No, 1 = Yes

2.44(1.41, 4.23)**

2.42(1.39,4.24)**

 Father’s education 0 = No, 1 = Yes

1.93(1.14,3.27)*

1.61(0.93,3.83)

 Maternal work involvement 0 = No, 1 = Yes

.52(.31,.88)*

 Animal possession

.58(.29,1.18)

 Prelacteal feeding 0 = No, 1 = Yes

1.71(1.01,2.91)*

1.74(1.00,3.03)

 Food insecurity 0 = No, 1 = Yes

1.79(.91,3.53)

2.01(1.01,4.04)*