Variable | Category | Case (N = 119) | Control (N = 238) | Unadjusted mOR (95% CI) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | ||||
Age of mother/caregiver (years) | < 25 | 28(23.6) | 85(35.7) | Ref | |
25–34 | 58(48.7) | 113(47.5) | 1.65(0.95–2.91) | 0.078 | |
> 34 | 33(27.7) | 40(16.8) | 2.76(1.54–7.40) | < 0.001 | |
Respondent relationship to child | Mother | 106(89.1) | 212(89.1) | Ref | |
Caregiver | 13(10.9) | 26(10.9) | 1.3(0.50–2.00) | 0.999 | |
Marital status of mother/caregiver | Single | 9(7.6) | 12(5.0) | 0.57(0.47–2.03) | 0.277 |
Divorced/widowed | 17(14.2) | 12(5.1) | 2.21(1.46–6.08) | < 0.001 | |
Married | 93(78.2) | 214(89.9) | Ref | ||
Religion | Muslim | 53(44.5) | 111(46.6) | 0.95(0.37–2.49) | 0.932 |
Christian | 66(55.5) | 127(53.4) | Ref | ||
Ethnicity | Amhara | 106(89.1) | 216(90.8) | 0.60(0.18–1.97) | 0.397 |
Tigre | 7(5.9) | 15(6.3) | 0.62(0.15–2.58) | 0.512 | |
Otherb | 6(5.0) | 7(2.9) | Ref | ||
Mother/caregiver educational attainment | Illiterate | 13(10.9) | 15(6.3) | 2.58(1.10–6.04) | 0.029 |
Primary | 25(21.0) | 50(21.0) | 1.50(0.78–2.84) | 0.223 | |
Secondary | 51(42.9) | 85(35.7) | 1.78(1.03–3.07) | 0.037 | |
College or above | 30(25.2) | 88(37.0) | Ref | ||
Mother/caregiver occupation | Government employee | 25(21.0) | 48(20.2) | 1.06(0.61–1.83) | 0.836 |
Private employee | 18(15.1) | 21(8.8) | 1.79(0.89–3.59) | 0.101 | |
Hair dresser or barber | 10(8.4) | 30(12.6) | 0.64(0.29–1.39) | 0.256 | |
Housewife | 66(55.5) | 139(58.4) | Ref | ||
Educational status of child’s father | Illiterate | 10(8.4) | 7(2.9) | 3.31(1.16–9.43) | 0.025 |
Primary | 19(16.0) | 23(9.7) | 1.81(0.91–3.63) | 0.093 | |
Secondary | 28(23.5) | 73(30.7) | 0.84(0.49–1.47) | 0.548 | |
College or above | 62(52.1) | 135(56.7) | Ref | ||
Occupation of child’s father | Government employee | 46(38.6) | 107(44.9) | Ref | |
Private employee | 24(20.2) | 39(16.4) | 1.50(0.79–2.76) | 0.225 | |
Merchant | 32(26.9) | 70(29.4) | 1.02(0.60–1.76) | 0.929 | |
Otherc | 17(14.2) | 22(9.2) | 1.40(0.62–3.15) | 0.413 | |
Household monthly income ($ USD) | < $91.33 | 85(71.4) | 191(80.3) | 0.59(0.35–1.01) | 0.055 |
> $91.33 | 34(28.6) | 47(19.7) | Ref | ||
Number of children under five years old in house | 1 | 107(89.9) | 227(95.4) | Ref | |
> 2 | 12(10.1) | 11(4.6) | 2.39(0.99–5.75) | 0.051 | |
Household size (persons) | < 5 | 91(76.5) | 194(81.5) | 0.72(0.41–1.26) | 0.245 |
> 5 | 28(23.5) | 44(18.5) | Ref | ||
Occupancy status of the house | Rented | 74(62.2) | 152(63.9) | 0.93(0.58–1.48) | 0.749 |
Owned | 45(37.8) | 86(36.1) | Ref | ||
Number of rooms in the house | 1 | 26(21.8) | 47(19.7) | 1.36(0.75–2.48) | 0.316 |
2 | 41(34.5) | 67(28.2) | 1.47(0.88–2.43) | 0.138 | |
> 3 | 52(43.7) | 124(52.1) | Ref |