Determinants of Acute Malnutrition among Under-Five Children in Governmental Health Facilities in Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 2

Child characteristics, 2021.

Variable	Categories	Case	Control	Total
Sex	Male	76 (57.1%)	166 (62.4%)	242 (60.6%)
	Female	57 (42.9%)	100 (37.6%)	157 (39.4%)
Birth order	1-3	58 (43.6%)	169 (63.5%)	227 (56.9%)
	4 and above	75 (56.4%)	97 (36.5%)	172 (43.1%)
Child age (in month)	6-11	28 (21.1%)	52 (19.5%)	80 (20%)
	12-23	36 (27.1%)	74 (27.8%)	110 (27.6%)
	24-35	35 (26.3%)	70 (26.3%)	105 (26.3%)
	36-47	16 (12%)	44 (16.5%)	60 (15.1%)
	48-59	18 (13.5%)	26 (9.8%)	44 (11%)
Birth weight	<2.5 kg	18 (43.9%)	15 (15.5%)	33 (24%)
	≥2.5 kg	23 (56.1)	82 (84.5%)	105 (76%)