Table 5 Factors associated with wasting among children aged 24–59 months in Aykel town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

 Unable to read and write

1.06 (0.36,3.06)

0.80 (0.23,2.95)

 Read and write only

10.57 (2.16,51.70)

5.98 (0.92,38.86)

 Primary education

1.30 (0.43,3.90)

0.56 (0.14,2.18)

 Secondary education

1.08 (0.40,2.97)

1.13 (0.36,3.56)

 Diploma and above

1

1

 24–35

1.09 (0.51, 2.30)

1.11 (0.46,2.67)

 36–47

0.51 (0.20,1.28)

0.52 (0.18,1.46)

 48–60

1

1

 1–2

0.31 (0.09,1.0)

0.76 (0.10,5.71)

 3–5

0.46 (0.12,1.71)

0.94 (0.13,6.86)

 6–10

1

1

 1^st

0.33 (0.13,0.87)

0.41 (0.07,2.27)

 2^nd -4^th

0.37 (0.14,1.01)

0.37 (0.07,1.92)

 ≥ 5^th

1

1

 Poor

0.60 (0.30,1.50)

0.60 (0.23,1.56)

 Medium

1.78 (0.80,3.90)

2.26 (0.89,5.72)

 Rich

1

1

 Not good

9.50 (4.07, 22)

11.00 (4.34,27.90)***

 Good

1

1

 Yes

0.27 (0.14,0.55)

0.18 (0.08,0.44)***

 No

1

1