Table 4 Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with malnutrition in 371 children attending PML hospital in Accra, Ghana
From: Factors affecting malnutrition in children and the uptake of interventions to prevent the condition
Characteristic | Â | Crude OR [95Â % CI] | p-value | Adjusted OR [95Â % CI]2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Female | 1.23 [0.80-1.88] | 0.323 | - | - |
| Â | Male | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Age category | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
|  | ≤24 months | 3.32 [1.40-8.73] | 0.003 | 4.13 [1.64-10.40] | 0.003 |
| Â | 25-59 months | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Mother’s educational status |  |  |  |  | |
| Â | Uneducated | 2.35 [1.09-5.31] | 0.017 | 2.06 [0.95-4.47] | 0.067 |
| Â | Educated | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Mother's occupational status | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Unemployed | 2.57 [1.29-5.28] | 0.003 | 1.93 [0.97-3.84] | 0.061 |
| Â | Employed | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Monthly family income | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | ≤200 GH Cedis1 | 4.20 [2.41-7.48] | <0.001 | 4.23 [2.41-7.44] | <0.001 |
| Â | >200 GH Cedis1 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |