Table 3 Association between the nutritional status of children and the prevalence of bacteria in under-five children
Detected bacterial pathogen | Stunted | OR(95%CI) | P value | Wasted | OR(95%CI) | P value | Under weight | OR(95%CI) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||||
 Salmonellaspp. | 4 | 2 | 1.5(0.27–8.6) | 0.61 | 3 | 3 | 7.26(1.38–38.1) | 0.02* | 3 | 3 | 3.22(0.62–16.5) | 0.16 |
 Shigella spp. | 4 | 4 | 0.75(0.18–3.11) | 0.7 | 0 | 8 | 0(0) | 0.99 | 1 | 7 | 0.42(0.05–3.57) | 0.43 |
 E.coli O157:H7 | 7 | 5 | 1.07(0.33–3.51) | 0.9 | 1 | 11 | 0.57(0.07–4.67) | 0.6 | 4 | 8 | 1.59(0.45–5.53) | 0.46 |