Table 4 Factors associated with under nutrition of 6–23 month old children of employed mothers in town kebeles of Dera district, northwest Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Under-nutrition | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Household wealth | ||||
Poor | 9 | 6 | 5.77 (1.94, 17.18) | 3.38 (0.52, 21.83) |
Medium | 45 | 90 | 1.92 (1.16, 3.17) | 1.71 (0.85, 3.41) |
Rich | 39 | 150 | 1 | 1 |
Number of Under-5 children | ||||
One | 42 | 132 | 1 | 1 |
Two and above | 51 | 114 | 1.41 (0.87, 2.27) | 1.92 (0.92, 3.99) |
Family size | ||||
< 5 | 57 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
5 and above | 36 | 126 | 0.60 (0.370, 0.98) | 0.92 (0.48, 1.79) |
Child sex | ||||
Male | 72 | 105 | 4.60 (2.66, 7.96) | 6.02 (2.99, 12.11)* |
Female | 21 | 141 | 1 | 1 |
Child age | ||||
0.91 (0.87, 0.96) | 0.86 (0.80, 0.92)* | |||
Child got sick in the last 2 weeks | ||||
Yes | 57 | 72 | 3.83 (2.32, 6.31) | 6.17 (3.09, 12.30)* |
No | 36 | 174 | 1 | 1 |
Immunization status | ||||
Vaccinated to their age | 57 | 224 | 1 | 1 |
Not vaccinated to their age | 36 | 22 | 6.43 (3.51, 11.77) | 4.66 (1.87, 11.59)* |
PNC follow-up | ||||
Yes | 63 | 195 | 1 | 1 |
No | 30 | 51 | 1.82 (1.07, 3.10) | 0.47 (0.18, 1.21) |
Bottle Feeding | ||||
Yes | 30 | 57 | 1 | 1 |
No | 63 | 189 | 0.63 (0.37, 1.07) | 1.20 (0.52, 2.77) |
Feeding frequency | ||||
Appropriate for age | 54 | 210 | 1 | 1 |
Not appropriate for age | 39 | 36 | 4.21 (2.45, 7.25) | 4.60 2.09, 10.16)* |