The Magnitude of Wasting and Associated Factors among Children Aged 2-5 Years in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

A multivariable logistic regression model for determinants of wasting among children aged 2-5 years in Wonago district ().

Variables		WHZ		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Wasted	Not wasted
Previous deworming frequency	0	34	572	0.58 (0.17, 1.98)
	1	49	366	1.29 (0.38, 4.41)
	2	120	788	1.47 (0.44, 4.91)
	3	167	1133	1.43 (0.43, 4.73)
	4	3	29
BCG	Yes	369	2874
	No	4	13	2.23 (0.73, 6.79)	0.79 (0.12, 5.14)
Polio0	Yes	370	2875
	No	4	13	1.79 (0.51, 6.32)
Polio1	Yes	370	2874
	No	3	14	1.66 (0.48, 5.82)
Polio2	Yes	370	2874
	No	3	14	1.66 (0.48, 5.82)
Penta1	Yes	368	2875
	No	5	13	3.01 (1.07, 8.48)	4.54 (0.09, 214.49)
Penta2	Yes	368	2875
	No	5	13	3.01 (1.07, 8.48)
Penta3	Yes	369	2875
	No	4	13	2.39 (0.78, 7.39)	0.74 (0.01, 42.33)
Measles	Yes	367	2865
	No	6	33	2.04 (0.82, 5.03)	2.11 (0.56, 7.97)
Any other type of vaccine	Yes	35	174	1.62 (1.10, 2.36)	1.03 (0.54, 1.98)
	No	338	2714
Diarrhea experience	Yes	17	180	0.72 (0.43, 1.19)	0.39 (0.17, 0.90)
	No	356	2708
ARI experience	Yes	20	168	0.92 (0.57, 1.48)
	No	353	2720
Fever experience	Yes	41	321	0.99 (0.70, 1.39)
	No	332	2567
Frequency of daily meal	≥ 3	310	2279
	< 3	63	609	0.76 (0.57, 1.01)	0.96 (0.64, 1.43)
No. of years for GBF	≥2 years	318	2546
	<2 years	55	342	1.29 (0.95, 1.75)	1.01 (0.67, 1.51)
No. of months for EBF	<6 months	189	1414
	6 months	115	951	0.91 (0.71, 1.16)
	>6 months	69	523	0.99 (0.74, 1.32)
Mechanism of feeding	Bottle	55	261	1.80 (1.08, 3.01)	1.40 (0.65, 3.02)
	Cup	142	1096	1.11 (0.70, 1.75)	1.36 (0.69, 2.64)
	Spoon	152	1326	0.98 (0.62, 1.54)	1.26 (0.65, 2.43)
	Hand	24	205
Use of extra food on pregnancy	Yes	141	1244	0.81 (0.65, 1.01)	1.06 (0.75, 1.50)
	No	228	1631
BMI	≥18.5 kg/m^2	213	1830
	<18.5 kg/m^2	156	1045	1.28 (1.03, 1.59)	1.23 (0.92, 1.65)
Health status	Frequently sick	7	57	0.99 (0.45, 2.19)	0.76 (0.28, 2.07)
	Sometimes sick	78	523	1.21 (0.92, 1.58)	1.41 (0.98, 2.02)
	No sickness	284	2295
No. of ANC visit	0	76	589	0.89 (0.64, 1.24)	0.89 (0.57, 1.38)
	1	47	480	0.67 (0.46, 0.98)	0.69 (0.42, 1.15)
	2	109	767	0.98 (0.72, 1.33)	0.94 (0.62, 1.44)
	3	55	475	0.79 (0.55, 1.15)	0.79 (0.49, 1.29)
	≥4	82	564
FP methods information	Yes	322	2558
	No	47	317	1.18 (0.85, 1.63)
If yes, have you ever use it	Yes	286	2212
	No	36	346	0.97 (0.75, 1.26)
No. of bathing the child/week	≥2	242	2000
	<2	131	888	1.22 (0.97, 1.53)	1.42 (1.03, 1.96)
Mothers handwashing after using toilet	Yes	318	2423
	No	51	452	0.86 (0.63, 1.18)
Mothers handwashing before meal preparation or serving	Yes	361	2811
	No	8	64	0.97 (0.46, 2.05)
HH’s drinking water source	Well	173	1320
	Pipe	166	1204	1.05 (0.84, 1.32)	0.82 (0.55, 1.20)
	Surface water	34	364	0.71 (0.49, 1.05)	0.76 (0.43, 1.34)
HH’s window availability	Yes	298	2240
	No	75	648	0.87 (0.67, 1.14)
HH’s condition of floor	Earth	328	2626
	Dung	2	10	1.60 (0.35, 7.34)	0.00 (0.00)
	Cement	15	90	1.33 (0.76, 2.33)	0.98 (0.44, 2.17)
	Bamboo	28	162	1.38 (0.91, 2.10)	1.07 (0.54, 2.14)
HH’s toilet availability	Yes	313	2393
	No	60	495	0.93 (0.63, 1.24)
If yes, what type of toilet is it	Open-pit	269	2064
	Bush/field	19	198	0.74 (0.45, 1.19)	0.66 (0.37, 1.19)
	Pit with slab	19	105	1.39 (0.84, 2.30)	0.97 (0.49, 1.89)
	VIP	6	26	1.77 (0.72, 4.34)	1.35 (0.43, 4.26)
HH’s garbage disposal pit availability	Yes	128	849	1.26 (0.99, 1.58)	1.03 (0.72, 1.47)
	No	245	2039
HH’s distance from the nearest health care service in km	>8.77 km	171	1300	1.03 (0.83, 1.28)
	≤8.77 km	202	1588

WHZ: weight-for-height -score; COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine; Penta: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, haemophilus influenza type B, hepatitis B vaccine; ARI: acute respiratory infection; No: number; GBF: general breastfeeding; EBF: exclusive breastfeeding; BMI: body mass index; ANC: antenatal care; FP: family planning; HH: household; VIP: ventilated pit latrine; km: kilometer.