Table 4 Determinants of wasting
Variables | Categorical | Wasting status | AOR (95% CI) | COR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||
Decision maker on food purchase | Both mother & father | 202 (82.1%) | 44 (17.9%) | 1 | 1 | Â |
Only one part of family | 69 (59.0%) | 48 (41.0%) | 3.237(1.461, 7.175) | 2.512 (1.426, 4.423) | 0.001 | |
Fever in the last two weeks | No | 200 (70.7%) | 83 (29.3%) | 1 | 1 | Â |
Yes | 71 (88.8%) | 9 (11.2%) | 0.414 (0.132, 1.300) | 0.463 (0.209, 1.028) | 0.058 | |
Who usually cares for the child | Mother | 195 (69.9%) | 84 (30.1%) | 1 | 1 | Â |
Other people | 76 (90.5%) | 8 (9.5%) | 0.452 (0.168, 1.214) | 0.407 (0.180, 0.921) | 0.031 | |
ANC visit | Yes | 259 (74.6%) | 88 (25.4%) | 1 | 1 | Â |
No | 12 (75.0%) | 4 (25.0%) | 0.297 (0.058, 1.515) | 0.303 (0.077, 1.191) | 0.089 | |
Age at which complementary feeding started | At 6 month | 206 (72.5%) | 78 (27.5%) | 1 | 1 | Â |
< 6 month | 56 (83.6%) | 11 (16.4%) | 1.458 (0.514, 4.135) | 0.904 ( 0.500, 1.633) | 0.737 | |
>= 7 month | 9 (75.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | 0.869 (0.187, 7.289) | 3.506 (1.582, 7.769) | 0.002 | |