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Table 4 Summary of the associations between intimate partner violence, illness and nutritional status of infants, Mbale, Uganda, 2003.

From: Intimate partner violence and infant morbidity: evidence of an association from a population-based study in eastern Uganda in 2003

Variable

Violence n (%)

No Violence n (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted* OR (95% CI)

Is child on exclusive breastfeeding?

    

   Yes

55 (52)

50 (48)

1.0

1.0

   No

193 (55)

155 (45)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

0.8 (0.4–1.5

Complete vaccination for age

    

   No

139 (55)

113 (45)

1.0

1.0

   Yes

110 (54)

95 (46)

0.9 (0.7–1.4)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

Is child wasted?

    

   No

236 (55)

191 (44)

1.0

1.0

   Yes

13 (43)

17 (57)

0.6 (0.3–1.3)

0.7 (0.3–1.7)

Is child underweight?

    

   No

229 (56)

178 (43)

1.0

1.0

   Yes

20 (40)

30 (60)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

0.7 (0.3–1.5)

Is child stunted?

    

   No

232 (55)

189 (45)

1.0

1.0

   Yes

17 (47)

19 (53)

0.7 (0.4–1.4)

0.9 (0.3–3.3)

Has child had cough with fast breathing in past two weeks?

    

   No

218 (53)

195 (47)

1.0

1.0

   Yes

31 (70)

13 (30)

2.1 (1.1–4.2)

1.7 (0.9–3.5)

Has child had fever in past two weeks?

    

   No

109 (48)

116 (52)

1.0

1.0

   Yes

140 (60)

92 (40)

1.6 (1.1–2.3)

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

Has child had diarrhoea in past two weeks?

    

   No

161 (50)

161 (50)

1.0

1.0

   Yes

88 (65)

47 (35)

1.9 (1.2–2.8)

2.0 (1.2–3.4)

  1. Note:
  2. Intimate partner violence was the major exposure variable.
  3. The child illness and nutrition variables were the dependent variables.
  4. * Odds ratios were adjusted for education of mother, parity, residence, and age of child.