Table 2 Association of factors with stunting, underweight and wasting at ART initiation
Stunting (HAZ < -2) | Underweight (WAZ < -2) | Wasting (BAZ < -2) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate | Multivariate (N = 272) | Univariate | Multivariate (N = 267) | Univariate | Multivariate (N = 289) | ||||
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
CD4 count | |||||||||
≥200 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
< 200 | 1.26 (1.04, 1.53) | 1.29 (1.05, 1.58) | 1.27 (1.05, 1.54) | 1.32 (1.07, 1.62) | 1.09 (0.86, 1.39) | ||||
Age (years) | |||||||||
6–8 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.006 | |
9–11 | 0.76 (0.38–1.53) | 0.95 (0.43–2.09) | 0.44 (0.21, 0.89) | 0.43 (0.19, 0.97) | 1.59 (0.48, 5.24) | 2.13 (0.54, 8.31) | |||
12–13 | 1.56 (0.76–3.23) | 2.19 (0.98–4.90) | 1.23 (0.60, 2.54) | 1.46 (0.66, 3.23) | 3.82 (1.19, 12.25) | 6.02 (1.59, 22.72) | |||
14–17 | 1.69 (0.82–3.51) | 2.19 (0.97–4.96) | 1.76 (0.85, 3.64) | 2.04 (0.91, 4.60) | 4.21 (1.31, 13.54) | 6.27 (1.66, 23.67) | |||
Sex | |||||||||
Female | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 0.16 |
Male | 1.21 (0.75, 1.94) | 1.30 (0.77, 2.21) | 1.87 (1.15, 3.04) | 1.95 (1.12, 3.37) | 1.59 (0.84, 3.02) | 1.63 (0.82, 3.24) | |||
Orphan | |||||||||
Both parents alive | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
1 parent alive | 0.91 (0.54, 1.55) | 1.35 (0.79, 2.29) | 1.39 (0.69, 2.80) | ||||||
Both dead | 0.83 (0.43, 1.61) | 0.81 (0.40, 1.63) | 0.85(0.33, 2.20) | ||||||
Ever had TB | |||||||||
No | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
Yes | 3.18 (1.19, 8.46) | 3.41 (1.12, 10.34) | 2.90 (1.07, 7.87) | 5.94 (1.76, 20.08) | 3.10 (1.10, 8.71) | 3.39 (1.14, 10.07) | |||
Hospital admission | |||||||||
Never | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 |
Ever | 1.81 (1.08, 3.04) | 1.77 (1.02, 3.09) | 1.97 (1.16, 3.33) | 1.65 (0.93, 2.93) | 1.96 (1.00, 3.83) | 2.06 (1.02, 4.15) | |||