Table 4 Factors associated with wasting of 6–59 months old children in food secured households in Western Amhara region, Ethiopia, June 2017 (N = 815)
Variable | Wasting | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Have Television | ||||
Yes | 6 (0.7) | 106 (13.0) | 1.00 | 100 |
No | 88(10.8) | 615 (75.5) | 2.52 (1.1,5.9) | 3.09 (1.3,7.4) |
Place of delivery | ||||
Institution | 18 (2.2) | 236 (29.0) | 1.00 | 100 |
Home | 76 (9.3) | 485 (59.5) | 2.05 (1.2,3.5) | 2.66 (1.5,4.6) |
Sex of the child | ||||
Male | 60 (7.4) | 379 (46.5) | 1.5 (1.1,2.5) | |
Female | 34 (4.2) | 342 (41.9) | 1.00 | |
Frequency of food intake | ||||
< 3times per day | 27 (3.3) | 128 (15.7) | 1.86 (1.1,3.0) | 2.00 (1.2,3.2) |
> 3times per day | 67 (8.2) | 593 (72.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
ANC visit | ||||
Yes | 73 (9.0) | 623 (76.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 21 (2.6) | 98 (12.0) | 1.82 (1.1,3.1) | 2.00 (1.1,3.4) |
Illness in the last two weeks | ||||
Yes | 24 (2.9) | 77 (9.5) | 2.86 (1.7,4.8) | 2.7 (1.6,4.7) |
No | 70 (8.6) | 644 (79.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |