Table 2 Factors associated with academic performance at primary schools of Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 362)
Variables | Academic performance | Univariate OR (95% CI) | Multivariable OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | ||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 113 (31.2) | 56 (15.5) | 2.85 (1.82, 4.62) | 2.8 (1.79, 4.52)* | 0.0001 |
Female | 80 (22.1) | 113 (31.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 265 (73.2) | 64 (17.7) | 3 (1.15, 8.11) | 1.84 (0.83–2.65) | 0.443 |
Rural | 19 (5.2) | 14 (3.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Extra workload | |||||
Yes | 46 | 65 | 0.64 (0.13–0.89) | 0.88 (0.75–1.06) | 0.155 |
No | 127 | 114 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Mother education | |||||
No formal educ. | 69 (19.06) | 74 (20.4) | 0.9 (0.76, 1.01) | 0.62 (0.37, 0.92)* | 0.036 |
Attended formal ed. | 112 (30.9) | 108 (29.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Mother occupation | |||||
House wife | 75 (20.7) | 46 (12.7) | 1.32 (1.18, 1.51) | 1.28 (0.92–2.13) | 0.365 |
Paid work | 133 (36.7) | 108 (29.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Skip breakfast | |||||
No | 173 (47.5) | 126 (34.8) | 1.9 (1.34–3.20) | 2.1 (1.42–5.76)* | 0.026 |
Yes | 27 (7.5) | 38 (10.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Child stunted | |||||
Yes | 51 (14.1) | 58 (16.0) | 0.61 (0.23–0.91) | 0.66 (0.12–0.93)* | 0.042 |
No | 149 (41.2) | 104 (28.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Underweight | |||||
No | 124 (34.2) | 72 (19.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Yes | 78 (21.5) | 88 (24.3) | 0.52 (0.27–0.78) | 0.57 (0.23–0.82)* | 0.033 |