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Table 4 Regression analysis of determinants of WAZ and Underweight for children aged 12-59 months (n = 671), Agincourt, South Africa (2007)

From: Nutritional status and HIV in rural South African children

 

WAZ [n = 671]

Underweight [n underweight= 67]

 

Univariate Coeff

[95% CI] P

Multivariate1Coeff

[95% CI] P

Univariate OR

[95% CI] P

Multivariate1OR

[95% CI] P

Child Characteristics

    

HIV status (n = 671)

    

   Negative (n = 612) (ref)

0

0

1

1

   Positive (n = 28)

-0.7 [-1.2, -0.3] 0.001

-0.7 [-1.2, -0.3] 0.001

1.5 [0.5, 4.4] 0.482

1.5 [0.5, 4.4] 0.512

   Unknown status (n = 31)

0.3 [-0.1, 0.7] 0.137

0.2 [-0.2, 0.6] 0.137

0.3 [0.0, 2.2] 0.235

0.3 [0.0, 2.2] 0.228

Birth weight (n = 522)

    

   Normal; 2.5 kg (n = 468) (ref)

0

0

1

1

   Low; <2.5 kg (n = 54)

-0.8 [-0.1, -0.5] <0.001

-0.7 [-1.1, -0.4] <0.001

3.1 [1.5, 6.5] 0.002

3.1 [1.5, 6.4] 0.002

Maternal Characteristics

    

Mother's age (n = 659)

    

   25-34 (n = 277) (ref)

0

0

  

   15-24 (n = 207)

-0.2 [-0.4, -0.0] 0.044

-0.3 [-0.5, -0.1] 0.011

1.0 [0.6, 1.8] 0.955

 

   35+ (n = 175)

0.0 [-0.2, 0.2] 0.979

-0.1 [-0.3, 0.2] 0.633

0.9 [0.5, 1.6] 0.647

 

Mother's Education (n = 625)

    

   None (n = 83) (ref)

0

0

  

   Some education <completed secondary (n = 381)

0.2 [-0.1, 0.4] 0.267

0.2 [-0.1, 0.5] 0.269

1.1 [0.6, 2.0] 0.756

 

   Secondary & Tertiary (n = 191)

0.4 [0.1, 0.8] 0.007

0.3 [-0.0, 0.6] 0.085

0.7 [0.3, 1.5] 0.362

 

Delivery place (n = 671)

    

   Health facility (n = 568) (ref)

0

0

  

   Home (n = 103)

-0.3 [-0.5, -0.1] 0.019

-0.2 [-0.5, -0.1] 0.284

1.2 [0.6, 2.4] 0.541

 

Household Characteristics

    

Household head Age (n = 668)

    

   35-49 (n = 283) (ref)

0

0

  

   15-34 (n = 74)

-0.4 [-0.7, -0.1] 0.022

-0.3 [-0.6, -0.0] 0.047

1.8 [0.8, 3.9] 0.129

 

   50+ years (n = 311)

-0.2 [-0.3, 0.0] 0.124

-0.1 [-0.3, 0.7] 0.228

1.1 [0.7, 2.0] 0.637

 

SES Tertiles (n = 654)

    

   Most poor (n = 218) (ref)

0

0

  

   Middle (n = 218)

0.2 [-0.1, 0.4] 0.172

0.0 [-0.2, 0.3] 0.690

0.6 [0.3, 1.2] 0.143

 

   Least poor (n = 218)

0.3 [0.1, 0.5] 0.012

0.1 [-0.1, 0.3] 0.500

1.0 [0.2, 4.8] 0.971

 

Area of Residence (n = 671)

    

   Mainly South African Village (n = 621) (ref)

0

0

1

1

   Mainly Mozambican Village (n = 50)

-0.5 [-0.8, -0.1] 0.006

-0.3 [-0.7, 0.0] 0.079

2.1 [1.0, 4.6] 0.054

2.0 [0. 9, 4.4] 0.094

  1. 1 Only indipendent variables significantly associated with the outcome variable of interest at the 10% level of significance in the univariate analysis were included in multivariate analysis. Other independent factors examined include child's sex and age; child's relationship to household head; nationality, and marital/union status of the mother; mother's co-residence with child; sex and highest education level of household head; and household food security