Double Burden of Malnutrition among Female Adolescent Students in Bahir Dar City, Amhara, Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with underweight among female school adolescents in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia ().

Characteristics	Underweight		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes (%)	No (%)
Ages of the respondents
14–16.5	45 (6.6)	186 (27.3)	1.67 (1.1, 2.57)^a	1.66 (1.03, 2.69)^b
16.6–19	57 (8.4)	394 (57.8)	Ref	Ref
Family size
≤3	10 (1.5)	91 (13.3)	Ref	Ref
4–6	72 (10.6)	360 (52.8)	1.82 (0.90, 3.70)	2.83 (1.05, 4.99)^b
≥7	20 (2.9)	129 (18.9)	1.4 (0.60, 3.20)	1.60 (0.64, 4.29
Meat intake per week
No intake	50 (7.3)	165 (24.2)	2.09 (1.32, 3.33)^a	1.55 (1.90, 2.82)^b
One time	13 (1.9)	145 (21.3)	0.62 (0.32, 1.20)	0.52 (0.26, 1.05)
Two times and above	39 (5.7)	270 (39.6)	Ref	Ref
Family income per month in ETB birr
≤2500	39 (5.7)	148 (21.7)	1.83 (1.03, 3.26)^a	1.13 (0.55, 2.31)
2500-3999	22 (3.2)	103 (15.1)	1.49 (0.78, 2.84)	1.2 (0.58, 2.49)
4000-6000	20 (2.9)	183 (26.8)	0.76 (0.40, 1.46)	0.67 (0.33, 1.36)
≥6001	21 (3.1)	146 (21.4)	Ref	Ref
Additional food bought (consumed)
Cake	12 (1.8)	108 (15.8)	Ref	Ref
Biscuit	64 (9.4)	239 (35.0)	2.83 (1.34, 5.73)^a	2.5 (0.30, 20.8)
Ice cream	5 (0.7)	45 (6.6)	0.97 (0.29, 3.27)	0.8 (0.70, 8.70)
Chocolate	17 (2.5)	136 (19.9)	1.27 (0.55, 2.91)	1.15 (0.13, 10.37)
Others (not much sweets)	9 (1.3)	47 (6.9)	1.86 (0.69, 5.02)	1.59 (0.17, 15.29)
Do you start menarche
Yes	217 (31.8)	353 (51.8)	Ref	Ref
No	44 (6.5)	68 (10.0)	4.22 (1.31, 13.56)^a	4.36 (1.21, 15.75)^b