Table 7 Association of acute/chronic malnutrition and socio-economic characteristics as a result of logistic regression
From: Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen
Association of acute malnutrition (Wasting) and socio-economic characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
95%CI | |||||
socio-economic characteristics | B | Exp(B) | Lower limit | Upper limit | P-value |
Governorate (Lah) | 0.328 | 0.720 | -0.687 | 0.002 | 0.054 |
Sex (Male) | 0.470 | 1.600 | 0.161 | 0.797 | 0.003* |
Type pf health facility (Hospital) | 0.589 | 0.555 | -0.952 | 0.239 | 0.001* |
Monthly family income | 0.198 | 0.821 | -0.677 | 0.343 | 0.444 |
Residency (Non -resident) | 0.109 | 0.897 | -0.510 | 0.290 | 0.581 |
Availability of drinking water | 0.284 | 1.328 | -0.600 | 1.095 | 0.446 |
Association of chronic malnutrition (Stunting) and socio-economic characteristics | |||||
Governorate (Lahj) | 0.080 | 1.084 | -0.196 | 0.380 | 0.565 |
Sex (Male) | 0.347 | 1.414 | 0.082 | 0.625 | 0.010 |
Type pf health facility (Hospital) | 0.632 | 1.882 | 0.345 | 0.947 | 0.000 |
Monthly family income | 0.349 | 1.418 | -0.090- | 0.828 | 0.123 |
Residency (Non -resident) | 0.333- | 1.395 | 0.009- | 0.652 | 0.040 |
Availability of drinking water | 0.780 | 2.181 | 0.067 | 1.591 | 0.018 |