Research Article

Preparedness to Combat Determinants of Underweight-Based Child Malnutrition in Flood-Affected Areas of Pakistan

Table 5

Ordinal logistic regression model for undernutrition among preschool and school-going children in the affected area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

FactorsEstimateStd. errorWaldDfSig.95% confidence interval
Lower boundUpper bound

Threshold[]1.3620.7613.20210.074-0.132.85
[]2.1260.7647.74810.0050.633.62
LocationSex of the child
Male-0.2370.1811.72110.190-0.590.12
Female1..0...
Child age (months)
0-122.1570.9015.73110.0170.393.92
12-241.9890.33734.7911<0.011.332.65
24-361.9000.28743.9621<0.011.342.46
>361-.-.0...
Maternal age
15-241.2820.24028.5251<0.010.811.75
24-340.5340.2205.92310.0150.100.97
Above 341..0...
Status of the HH
IDP’s0.1740.389.19910.655-0.590.94
Host1..0...
Family type
Joint family.506.1976.59310.0100.120.89
Individual family1..0...
Family size
Small-0.1070.2700.15810.691-0.640.42
Medium0.0730.2280.10110.750-0.370.52
Large1..0...
Father occupation
Not working0.3240.3920.68210.409-0.451.10
Part time working-0.0900.4350.04310.836-0.940.76
Full time working1..0...
Mother occupation
Not working0.8920.5752.40910.121-0.0232.02
Part time working1.5040.8113.43710.064-0.093.09
Not working1..0...
Mother education
Literate-0.3420.1923.17310.045-0.03-0.71
Illiterate1..0...
Father education
Literate-0.1260.1970.41310.521-0.510.26
Illiterate1..0..
Water quality
Improved-0.8390.26110.36310.001-1.35-0.33
Not improved1..0...
District
Charsadda-0.0770.2980.06710.796-0.660.51
Nowshehra0.0380.2880.01810.895-0.530.60
DIK1..0...
Toilet facility
Flush/pit latrine-0.9390.19922.3081<0.01-1.33-0.55
No facility1..0...
Income
5000-100000.0960.230.17210.67-0.350.54
10000-150000.0730.210.11310.73-0.350.49
>150001..0...