Table 4 Prevalence of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) by background variables
Variable Disaggregation | n (%) | Odds Ratio (OR) | Sig. Level (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
GAM Rate | 44 (7.6%) | Â | Â |
 Prevalence of GAM by Communes | |||
  Rumonge | 33 (7.60%) | 0.933 Ref | 0.894 |
  Vyanda | 12 (8.60%) | Ref | |
 GAM by Nutritional Status of caregiver | |||
  Normal Nutritional | 18 (3.7%) | 0.911 | 0.884 |
  Malnourished | 3 (4.0%) | Ref | Ref |
 Prevalence of GAM by Household Hunger Scale | |||
  No Hunger detected in household | 28 (6.90%) | 0.36 | 0.35 |
  Moderate Hunger detected in household | 17 (10.90%) | 0.44 | 0.46 |
  Severe Hunger detected in household | 9 (10.50%) | Ref | Ref |
 Prevalence of GAM by Wealth Quintiles | |||
  Highest | 6 (5.20%) | 0.40 | 0.195 |
  Fourth | 6 (5.10%) | 0.27 | 0.103 |
  Middle | 13 (10.80%) | 1.07 | 0.897 |
  Second | 10 (8.90%) | Ref | Ref |
  Lowest | 12 (10.40%) | 0.26 | 0.103 |
 Prevalence of GAM by Household size | |||
  1 to5 | 17 (7.10%) | 0.32 | 0.046 |
   6 to 10 | 27 (8.60%) | Ref | Ref |
   more than 10 | 2 (9.50%) | 1.79 | 0.457 |
 Prevalence of GAM by Age in Months | |||
  6 to 17 | 6 (12.70%) | 1.16 | < 0.001 |
  18 to 29 | 13 (8.50%) | 0.92 | 0.296 |
  30 to 41 | 9 (6.80%) | Ref | Ref |
  42 to 53 | 2 (5.10%) | 0.81 | 0.638 |
  54 to 59 | 1 (4.50%) | 1.02 | 0.332 |