Table 2 Significant determinants related to underweight (EDHS, 2016)
Variable | P-value | COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of child in months | ||||
0–24 | < 0.001 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 |
24–47 | < 0.001 | 1.688 (1.511, 1.886) | < 0.001 | 1.748 (1.54, 1.965) |
48–59 | < 0.001 | 1.706 (1.497, 1.943) | < 0.001 | 1.837 (1.596, 2.113) |
Region of residence | ||||
Tigray (ref) | < 0.001 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 |
Afar | 0.010 | 1.855 (1.159, 2.969) | 0.324 | 1.152 (0.870, 1.524) |
Amhara | 0.003 | 1.381 (1.119, 1.703) | 0.218 | 1.149 (0.921, 1.433) |
Oromia | 0.808 | 0.976 (0.800, 1.190) | 0.020 | 0.741 (0.575, 0.954) |
Somali | 0.047 | 1.338 (1.004, 1.783) | 0.481 | 0.905 (0.686, 1.194) |
Benishangul-gumuz | 0.011 | 1.796 (1.143, 2.825) | 0.012 | 1.389 (1.076, 1.793) |
SNNPR | 0.402 | 0.912 (0.737, 1.130) | 0.010 | 0.698 (0.530, 0.918) |
Gambela | 0.590 | 0.737 (0.242, 2.240) | 0.015 | 0.664 (0.477, 0.925) |
Harar | 0.826 | 0.883 (0.290, 2.686) | 0.552 | 0.904 (0.647, 1.262) |
Addis Ababa | < 0.001 | 0.190 (0.101, 0.358) | < 0.001 | 0.393 (0.231, 0.667) |
Dire dawa | 0.525 | 1.278 (0.600, 2.720) | 0.647 | 1.080 (0.778, 1.500) |
Mothers’ education level | ||||
No education (ref) | < 0.001 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 |
Primary | < 0.001 | 0.579 (0.514, 0 .652) | < 0.001 | 0.771 (0.673, 0.884) |
Secondary | < 0.001 | 0.325 (0.253, 0 .419) | < 0.003 | 0.645 (0.486, 0.858) |
Higher | < 0.001 | 0.188 (0.122, 0 .288) | < 0.012 | 0.551 (0.347, 0.876) |
Mothers’ BMI | ||||
Overweight (ref) | 0.001 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 |
Thin for height | 0.001 | 3.278 (2.504, 4.291) | < 0.001 | 3.162 (2.410, 4.148) |
Normal | 0.001 | 2.309 (1.786, 2.985) | < 0.001 | 2.245 (1.733, 2.908) |
Household wealth index | ||||
Poor (ref) | < 0.001 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 |
Medium | < 0.001 | 0.735 (0.650, 0.832) | 0.003 | 0.794 (0.681, 0.927) |
Rich | < 0.001 | 0.473 (0.421, 0 .531) | < 0.001 | 0.565 (0.487, 0.654) |
Sex of a child | ||||
Female | 0.013 | 0.885 (0.803, 0.975) | 0.003 | 0.856 (0.773, 0.948) |
Size of a child at birth | < 0.001 | 1 | ||
Large (ref) | < 0.001 | 1.286 (1.141, 1.449) | < 0.001 | 1 |
Medium | < 0.001 | 2.085 (1.839, 2.364) | < 0.001 | 1.324 (1.164, 1.507) |
Small | < 0.001 | 1.898 (1.653, 2.180) | ||
Water facility | 0.034 | 1.117 (1.008, 1.238) | ||
Safe | < 0.001 | 0.562 (0.462, 0.484) | 0.012 | 1.151 (1.031, 1.284) |
Toilet facility | ||||
Have facility | < 0.001 | 0.403 (0.342, 0.474) | 0.005 | 0.757 (0.623, 0.920) |