Table 5 Prevalence of Global Chronic Malnutrition (GCM) by background variables
Variable Disaggregation | n (%) | Odds Ratio (OR) | Sig. Level (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
GCM Rate | 266 (45.8%) | Â | Â |
GCM by Province | |||
 Rumonge | 205 (46.7%) | 1.63 | 0.120 |
 Vyanda | 54 (39.1%) | Ref | Ref |
GCM by Nutritional Status of caregiver | |||
 Normal Nutritional | 221 (44.9%) | 0.93 | 0.777 |
 Malnourished | 35 (46.7%) | Ref | Ref |
GCM by Household Hunger Scale | |||
 No hunger detected in household | 163 (40.9%) | 0.58 | 0.368 |
 Moderate Hunger detected in household | 90 (53.9%) | 0.97 | 0.966 |
 Severe Hunger detected in household | 6 (54.5%) | Ref | Ref |
GCM by Wealth Quintiles | |||
 Richest | 39 (33.9%) | 0.710 | 0.212 |
 Fourth | 46 (40.0%) | 0.92 | 0.764 |
 Middle | 62 (51.7%) | 1.48 | 0.140 |
 Second | 47 (42.0%) | Ref | Ref |
 Poorest | 65 (56.5%) | 1.80 | 0.029 |
GCM rate by Household Size | |||
 1 to5 people | 107 (45.1%) | 1.03 | 0.876 |
 6 to 10 people | 141 (44.5%) | Ref | Ref |
 more than 10 people | 11 (47.8%) | 1.14 | 0.755 |
GCM rate by Vitamin A supplementation for children U5 | |||
 Yes Supplementation | 195 (42.8%) | Ref | Ref |
 No Supplementation | 53 (57.0%) | 1.76 | 0.027 |