Table 4 Bivariate associations between demographic and socio-economic factors with malnutrition among underfive children

Sex of the child

0.011

0.546

3.302

0.069

1.839

0.159

 Male

39

15 (38.5)

3 (7.7)

2 (5.1)

 Female

48

19(39.6)

11 (22.9)

7 (14.6)

Age of child (months)

1.992

0.737

0.788

0.94

9.952

0.041*

 ≤ 12

76

32 (42.1)

13 (17.1)

9 (11.8)

 13–36

16

4 (25)

2 (12.5)

0

 37–59

12

6 (50)

2 (16.7)

5 (41.7)

Birth Order

0.438

0.803

2.921

0.232

5.378

0.068

 1–2

43

19 (44.2)

3 (6.9)

3 (6.9)

 3–4

18

8 (44.4)

4 (22.2)

4 (22.2)

 5+

17

6 (35.3)

3 (17.6)

0

Birth Interval (years)

5.085

0.079

0.153

0.926

0.795

0.672

 ≤  2

38

15 (39.5)

6 (15.7)

4 (10.5)

 3–4

17

11 (64.7)

2 (11.8)

2 (11.8)

 5–6

6

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

0

Age of mother at birth (years)

3.135

0.371

1.351

0.717

1.503

0.681

 < 20 Years

16

6 (37.5)

2 (12.5)

2 (12.5)

 20–29 Years

41

15 (36.6)

7 (17.1)

3 (7.3)

 30–39 Years

23

13 (56.5)

3 (13.0)

3 (13.0)

 40–49 Years

7

2 (28.6)

0

0

Mother’s education level

1.135

0.769

3.525

0.317

2.866

0.413

 No education

11

3 (27.3)

3 (27.3)

2 (18.2)

 Primary

57

25 (43.9)

6 (10.5)

4 (7.0)

 Secondary+

11

5 (45.6)

2 (18.2)

0

Marital Status

1.331

0.275

1.55

0.362

0.032

0.584

 Never married/Separated

34

11 (32.4)

3 (8.8)

3 (8.8)

 Married/Cohabiting

56

25 (44.6)

11 (19.6)

6 (10.7)

Mothers’ occupation

11.03

0.05*

3.101

0.684

3.419

0.636

 Peasant farmer

44

20 (45.5)

6 (13.6)

5 (11.4)

 Pastoralist

11

1 (9.1)

2 (18.2)

0

 Business/civil servant

15

9 (60)

3 (20)

0

 Handcraft

6

2 (27.3)

0

0