Table 3 Household, community, and individual level predictors of acute under nutrition among children 6 – 36 months, Kersa district, east Ethiopia

Household (basic) factors

Maternal education

 Illiterate

1.59(0.93, 2.73)

1.42(0.82. 2.46)

 Literate

1

1

Paternal education

 Illiterate

1.44(1.04, 2.00)*

1.38(0.99, 1.92)

 Literate

1

1

Decision - making strategy of the sick child

 Individual based

1.84(1.40, 2.50)**

1.62(1.20, 2..20)**

 Jointly/common

1

1

Households’ wealth index

 Poor

1.60(1.10, 2.30)*

1.49(1.02, 2.20)*

 Middle

1.47(1.03 ,2.10)*

1.52(1.05, 2.20)*

 Rich

1

1

Household food security

 Food insecure

1.39(0.90,2.14)

1,49(0.95, 2.34)

 Food secure

1

1

Community (underlying) factors

Maternal access to health facility

 No

1.70(1.30, 2.20)**

1.56(1.14, 2.20 )**

 Yes

1

1

Maternal TT vaccination

 No

1.28(0.97, 1.68)

1.18(0.88, 1.58)

 Yes

1

1

Individual (proximate) factors

Exclusive Breastfeeding

 No

1,22 ( 0.92, 163)

1.43(1.05 , 1.9 4)*

 Yes

1

1

Birth interval

 <2 years

1.62(1.22, 2.20 )**

1.65 (1.23, 2.20)**

 ≥ 2 years

1

1

Child had separate feeding plate

 No

1.29(0.93, 1.79)

1.13 (0.81,1.58)

 Yes

1

1

MDD 24 hours before the survey

 < 4 food items

1.49((1.13, 1..96)*

1.25(0.93, 1.69)

 ≥ 4 food items

1

1

Child’s gender

 Male

1.19(0.91, 1.57)

1.19(0.89, 1.56)

 Female

1

1

Child’s age (months)

 6- 23

1.15(0.80, 1.65)

1.13(0.78, 1.64)

 24-35

1.29(0.93, 1.79)

1.36(0.97, 1.90)

 36-60

1

1