Table 4 Factors associated with wasting among 6–59 months children, Ethiopia May 2018 (n = 7452)
Variables | wasting | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Sex of child | ||||
Male | 481 (12.6) | 3335 (87.4) | 1.18 (1.03,1.37) | 1.26 (1.09,1.46)* |
Female | 392 (10.8) | 3244 (89.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Age of child in months | ||||
6–11 | 156 (17.6) | 731 (82.4) | 1.92(1.52,2.43) | 1.95 (1.52,2.49)* |
12–23 | 249 (14.7) | 1443 (85.3) | 1.56(1.27,1.92) | 1.61 (1.29,2.00)* |
24–35 | 171 (10.6) | 1449 (89.4) | 1.05(0.84,1.32) | 1.05 (0.83, 1.32) |
36–47 | 129 (8.1) | 1455 (91.9) | 0.76(0.60,0.97) | 0.77 (0.60,0.98)* |
48–59 | 168 (10.1) | 1501 (89.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 123 (9.5) | 1168 (90.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rural | 750 (12.2) | 5411 (87.8) | 1.54 (1.18,2.00) | 0.65 (0.48, 1.09) |
Region | ||||
Tigray | 93 (11.4) | 720 (88.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Afar | 128 (18.3) | 572 (81.7) | 1.81 (1.28,2.55) | 1.37 (0.96, 1.96) |
Amhara | 71 (9.2) | 700 (90.8) | 0.80 (0.55,1.18) | 0.78 (0.53, 1.16) |
Oromia | 118 (10.10 | 1053 (89.9) | 0.86 (0.61,1.22) | 0.91 (0.63, 1.30) |
Somali | 200 (21.3) | 739 (78.7) | 2.12 (1.54,2.92) | 2.10 (1.50,2.94)* |
Benshangul | 67 (10.6) | 567 (89.4) | 0.92 (0.61,1.37) | 1.04 (0.68, 1.56) |
SNNPR | 55 (5.7) | 903 (94.3) | 0.49 (0.32,0.74) | 0.57 (0.37,0.87)* |
Gambela | 70 (14.7) | 407 (85.3) | 1.37 (0.93,2.03) | 1.32 (0.89, 1.96) |
Harari | 33 (9.6) | 310 (90.4) | 0.83 (0.51,1.35) | 1.02 (0.62, 1.67) |
Dire Dawa | 32 (9.3) | 311 (90.7) | 0.73 (0.44,1.23) | 0.78 (0.47, 1.32) |
Addis Ababa | 6 (2.0) | 297 (98.0) | 0.17 (0.07,0.41) | 0.28 (0.11,0.71)* |
Mother’s educational status | ||||
No education | 641 (13.3) | 4182 (86.7) | 1.99 (1.45,2.73) | 1.29 (0.89, 1.87) |
Primary | 183 (9.6) | 1732 (90.4) | 1.45 (1.04,2.03) | 1.19 (0.82, 1.71) |
Secondary / above | 49 (6.9) | 665 (93.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Family size | ||||
2–4 | 200 (10.0) | 1809 (90.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
5–7 | 444 (12.2) | 3206 (87.8) | 1.22 (1.02,1.46) | 1.20 (0.97, 1.48) |
> =8 | 229 (12.8) | 1564 (87.2) | 1.23 (1.0, 1.52) | 1.08 (0.83, 1.42) |
Type of toilet facility | ||||
Improved toilet | 106 (8.9) | 1080 (91.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Unimproved toilet | 285 (9.3) | 2766 (90.7) | 1.16 (0.90,1.50) | 1.14 (0.86, 1.51) |
Open defecation/bush/field | 482 (15.0) | 2733 (85.0) | 1.79 (1.40,2.29) | 1.22 (0.92, 1.62) |
Wealth index | ||||
Poor | 579 (14.5) | 3423 (85.5) | 1.94 (1.60,2.36) | 1.34 (1.03,1.74)* |
Medium | 117 (10.4) | 1004 (89.6) | 1.47 (1.14,1.89) | 1.29 (0.97, 1.72) |
Rich | 177 (7.6) | 2152 (92.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Size of child at birth | ||||
Large | 201 (8.9) | 2054 (91.1) | 0.79(0.66, 0.95) | 0.80(0.66, 1.06) |
Average | 357 (11.0) | 2896 (89.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Small | 315 (16.2) | 1629 (83.8) | 1.55 (1.31,1.83) | 1.44 (1.21,1.72)* |
Birth order number | ||||
1 | 147 (10.2) | 1296 (89.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2–3 | 244 (10.2) | 2147 (89.8) | 1.00 (0.80,1.24) | 0.91 (0.72, 1.15) |
4–5 | 228 (13.0) | 1523 (87.0) | 1.32 (1.05,1.64) | 1.08 (0.82, 1.42) |
> =6 | 254 (13.6) | 1613 (86.4) | 1.37 (1.10,1.71) | 1.16 (0.87, 1.55) |
Preceding birth interval | ||||
First birth | 166 (11.5) | 1277 (88.5) | 1.04 (0.82,1.31) | 1.04 (0.82, 1.30) |
< 24 | 212 (14.0) | 1303 (86.0) | 1.28 (1.02,1.59) | 1.31 (1.04,1.64)* |
24–47 | 334 (10.8) | 2750 (89.2) | 0.95 (0.78,1.17) | 0.95 (0.77, 1.12) |
> =48 | 161 (11.4) | 1249 (88.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Diarrhea in last two weeks | ||||
No | 745 (11.4) | 5808 (88.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 128 (14.2) | 771 (85.8) | 1.32 (1.08,1.62) | 1.14 (0.91, 1.43) |
Fever in last two weeks | ||||
No | 715 (11.3) | 5633 (88.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 158 (14.3) | 946 (85.7) | 1.31 (1.09,1.58) | 1.17 (0.95, 1.45) |
Mother’s nutritional status | ||||
Under weight | 318 (17.2) | 1527 (82.8) | 1.68 (1.44,1.97) | 1.52 (1.29,1.79)* |
Normal | 513(10.3) | 4454 (89.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Over weight/ Obese | 42 (6.6) | 598 (93.4) | 0.61(0.44, 0.80) | 0.67 (0.48, 1.05) |
Place of delivery | ||||
Health facility | 199 (8.6) | 2109 (91.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Home | 674 (13.1) | 4470 (86.9) | 1.48 (1.24,1.77) | 1.24 (1.04,1.52)* |