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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age category | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | ≤24 months | 3.32 [1.40-8.73] | 0.003 | 1.90 [0.38-9.48] | 0.431 |
 | 25-59 months | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
Monthly family income | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | ≤200 GH Cedis1 | 4.20 [2.41-7.48] | <0.001 | 1.98 [0.65-6.01] | 0.229 |
 | >200 GH Cedis1 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
Number of antenatal visits | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | Inadequate/none | 4.72 [2.21-10.96] | <0.001 | 4.31 [1.01-19.12] | 0.049 |
 | Adequate | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
Number of postnatal visits | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | < Two visits | 2.60 [1.48-4.67] | <0.001 | 0.84 [0.27-2.55] | 0.753 |
 | ≥Two visits | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
De-worming status (in last 6Â months) | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | Not de-wormed | 3.68 [1.80-8.00] | <0.001 | 8.47 [1.99-36.01] | 0.004 |
 | De-wormed | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
Received breastfeeding/nutritional counselling | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | No | 13.27 [1.92-570.13] | 0.002 | Not estimable3 | Not estimable |
 | Yes | 1.00 |  |  |  |
Growth monitoring indicator status | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | Faltering | 13.95 [6.87-28.56] | <0.001 | 21.40 [8.74-52.41] | <0.001 |
 | Growing well | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
BCG vaccine | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | No | 0.97 [0.01-76.65] | 0.983 | - | - |
 | Yes | 1.00 |  |  |  |
Penta-3 vaccine | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | No | 1.64 [0.31-10.69] | 0.501 | - | - |
 | Yes | 1.00 |  |  |  |
Measles vaccine | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | No | 1.61 [0.75-3.56] | 0.189 | 0.56 [0.15-2.02] | 0.373 |
 | Yes | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
Vitamin A status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Not up to date | 1.13 [0.67-1.91] | 0.633 | - | - |
 | Up to date | 1.00 |  |  |  |