Table 3 Bivariate analysis that shows independent variables of anemia among children in Damot Sore district, Southern Ethiopia, from March to April 2017

Sex of the children

Male

0.92(0.64–1.32)

Female

1

Age of the mother

15–24 years

1.30(0.75–2.26)

25–34 years

1.44(0.95–2.20)

35-49 years

1

Age of the child

6–11 months

1.72((1.09–2.72)

12-17 months

1.79(1.12–2.87)

18-23 months

1

Educational status of mother

No formal education

1.26(0.87–1.84)

Formal education

1

Educational status of father

No formal education

1.09(0.75–1.56)

Formal education

1

Mother’s occupation

Unemployed

1.74(0.66–4.56)

Government/private employee

1

Father’s occupation

Unemployed

6.14(1.76–21.37)

Government/private employee

1

Total number of family size within household

Greater than 5

0.99(0.69–1.43)

Less than or equal to 5

1

Number of under five children within household

More than one child

1.51(1.05–2.17)

One child

1

Wealth

Low

0.99(0.67–1.46)

Middle

1.18(0.68–2.02)

High

1

Introduction time of complementary feeding

Earlier than 6 months

2.45(1.69–3.54)

Just at 6 months

1

Breast feeding practice of mother

No

2.99(1.89–4.74)

Yes

1

Source of drinking water

Unprotected well

1.84(0.90–3.75)

Protected well/spring

2.91(1.31–6.50)

Piped inside compound

1

Toilet

No facility/bush/field

2.84(0.76–10.61)

Have latrine

1

Utilization of insecticide treated bed net (ITN)

No

1.08(0.58–1.99)

Yes

1

Having diarrhoea

Yes

0.97(0.55–1.70)

No

1

Having malaria

Yes

0.83(0.34–1.99)

No

1

Dietary diversity score

Poor

2.82(1.90–4.18)

Good

1

Growth monitoring and promotion service utilization

No

2.54(1.13–5.70)

Yes

1

Stunting

Stunted(<-2SD)

3.05(2.02–4.60)

Not stunted (≥-2SD)

1