Research Article

Trends and Determinants of Underweight among Under-Five Children in Ethiopia: Data from EDHS

Table 2

Parameter estimates of household, maternal, and child characteristics: EDHS of 2000, 2005, 2011, and 2016.

Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Characteristics2000 ()2005 ()2011 ()2016 ()

Children age (in year) (5 ref.)
 40.23 (0.18, 0.30)0.17 (0.11, 0.27)0.44 (0.32, 0.61)0.52 (0.41, 0.65)
 30.22 (0.17, 0.28)0.17 (0.12, 0.26)0.33 (0.25, 0.45)0.45 (0.35,0.58)
 20.26 (0.20, 0.34)0.16 (0.11, 0.26)0.32 (0.24, 0.45)0.45 (0.36, 0.57)
 10.25 (0.19, 0.33)0.15 (0.10, 0.25)0.32 (0.24, 0.45)0.38 (0.30, 0.49)
Children gender (female as ref.)
 Male1.13 (0.97, 1.29)1.10 (0.91, 1.32)1.22 (1.05, 1.40)1.16 (1.02, 1.33)
Birth interval in months (60+ as ref.)
 First0.71 (0.51, 0.98)0.80 (0.51, 1.26)0.81 (0.57, 1.13)0.68 (0.36, 1.29)
 7-170.71 (0.51, 0.99)0.68 (0.44, 1.27)0.96 (0.70, 1.31)0.74 (0.43, 1.27)
 18-230.75 (0.59, 0.95)0.89 (0.60, 1.33)0.94(0.73, 1.22)0.83 (0.53, 1.30)
 24-350.78 (0.60, 1.01)0.93 (0.62, 1.40)0.93(0.70, 1.23)1.05 (0.62, 1.77)
 36-470.91 (0.67, 1.24)0.81 (0.50, 1.31)1.17(0.81, 1.69)1.17 (0.67, 2.06)
 48-591.05 (0.75, 1.48)0.99 (56, 1.78)1.21(0.80, 1.84)1.27 (0.70, 2.28)
Place of residence (rural as ref.)
 Urban0.91 (0.60, 1.36)0.84 (0.49, 1.43)1.11 (0.63, 1.97)0.97 (0.65, 1.47)
Caregiver’s age () (mother’s as ref.)
 20-240.99 (0.68, 1.47)0.78 (0.45, 1.37)1.28 (0.80, 2.03)2.18 (1.11, 4.32)
 25-290.80 (0.5, 1.33)0.89 (0.53, 1.52)1.19 (0.71, 2.01)2.13 (1.03, 4.42)
 30-340.74 (0.48, 1.4)0.78 (0.46, 1.32)1.21 (0.71, 2.06)2.19 (1.06, 4.52)
 35-390.83 (0.52, 1.31)0.61 (0.34, 1.01)1.56 (0.93, 2.64)1.66 (0.80, 3.44)
 40-440.87 (0.54, 1.42)1.19 (0.64, 2.21)0.91 (0.53, 1.58)1.36 (0.59, 3.16)
 45-491.11 (0.63, 1.92)0.96 (0.45, 2.02)1.79 (0.85, 3.76)5.75 (1.44, 23.1)
Mother’s education status (higher ref.)
 Secondary1.25 (0.98, 1.61)1.34 (0.98, 1.86)0.95 (0.76, 1.20)1.43 (1.15, 1.78)
 Primary1.67 (1.04, 2.67)1.88 (0.85, 4.18)1.21 (0.46, 3.20)1.65 (1.05, 2.59)
 No education2.63 (0.98, 3.21)2.45 (0.28, 21.18)1.75 (0.33, 9.27)1.54 (0.68, 3.46)
Socio economic status (SES) (richest as ref.)
 Richer0.90 (0.68, 1.12)0.94 (0.76, 1.18)1.20 (0.86, 1.41)
 Middle1.18 (0.87, 1.58)1.2 (0.91, 1.56)1.29 (0.96, 1.74)
 Poor1.29 (0.92, 1.82)1.3 (0.93, 1.82)1.65 (1.20, 2.26)
 Poorest1.35 (0.89, 2.05)2.03 (1.15, 3.59)1.39 (0.89, 2.17)
Breastfeeding (no as ref.)
 Yes0.86 (0.69, 1.08)0.58 (0.44, 0.77)0.72 (0.27, 0.99)0.86 (0.57, 1.31)
Had diarrhea recently (no as ref.)
 Yes0.61 (0.51, 0.73)0.75 (0.56, 0.99)0.70 (0.57, 0.85)0.62 (0.48, 0.82)
Marital status (not married as ref.)
 Married0.79 (0.78, 1.09)0.97 (0.58, 1.62)0.76 (0.61, 0.96)2.50 (0.73, 8.60)
Sex of household (male as ref.)
 Female0.72 (0.56, 0.93)0.91 (0.64, 1.30)0.83 (0.68, 1.08)0.97 (0.76, 1.24)
Vaccination (no. as ref.)
 Yes0.77 (0.64, 0.94)1.09 (0.86, 1.38)0.86 (0.68, 1.08)0.56 (0.39, 0.82)
Sources of drinking water (piped as ref.)
 Borehole or well1.02 (0.47, 2.22)1.14 (0.37, 3.56)0.74 (0.36, 1.50)1.33 (0.47, 3.72)
 Surface/rain/pond/Lake/tank1.01 (0.42, 2.43)1.08 (0.34, 3.46)0.62 (0.31, 1.21)1.50 (0.53, 4.05)
 Others0.99 (0.50, 2.00)0.89 (0.30, 2.71)0.56 (0.30, 1.03)1.13 (0.41, 3.13)
Type of toilet facility (flush as ref.)
 Pit latrine1.53 (0.29, 8.04)1.43 (0.47, 4.32)0.67 (0.33, 1.32)0.62 (0.36, 1.10)
 No facility1.56 (0.31, 7.89)1.29 (0.44, 3.85)0.50 (0.24, 1.07)0.55 (0.31, 0.97)
Currently pregnant (no as ref)
 Yes1.01 (0.74, 1.38)0.78 (0.53, 1.13)0.80 (0.57, 1.10)0.79 (0.46, 1.36)
Size of a child (normal as ref.)
 Small0.67 (0.57, 0.78)0.67 (0.52, 0.85)0.67 (0.54, 0.82)0.58 (0.42, 0.80)
 Large1.17 (0.99, 1.38)1.21 (0.92, 1.58)1.44 (1.20, 1.73)1.07 (0.77, 1.48)
Respondent currently working (no as ref.)
 Yes0.96 (0.82, 1.12)0.79 (0.61, 1.01)1.045 (0.83, 1.32)0.94 (0.79, 1.13)
Husband’s education level (higher as ref.)
 Secondary1.33 (1.11, 1.60)1.02 (0.78, 1.33)1.14 (0.94, 1.37)1.18 (0.98, 1.42)
 Primary1.51 (1.11, 2.04)1.03 (0.68, 1.54)1.44 (0.64, 3.26)1.16 (0.76, 1.77)
 No education2.26 (0.81, 6.29)0.69 (0.18, 2.65)1.95 (0.45, 8.41)1.69 (1.12, 2.56)
Types of birth (multiple as ref.)
 Singleton0.68(0.38,1.20)0.34(0.12,1.01)0.42(0.22,0.81)0.29 (0.16, 0.53)
BMI of mothers (normal (18-5-24.9)
 Under weight (<18.5) ref.)1.17 (0.78, 1.75)0.78 (0.47, 1.31)0..91 (0.62, 1.34)0.20 (0.07, 0.58)
 Overweight (25-29.9)1.72 (1.39, 2.14)2.04 (1.44, 2.89)1.75 (1.37, 2.25)0.86 (0.17, 4.32)
 Obese (>+30))4.11 (2.13, 7.94)2.94 (1.52, 5.67)2.73 (1.61, 4.63)1.37 (0.49, 3.85)
Current use of contraceptive (no as ref.)
 Yes1.30 (0.97, 1.09)1.03 (0.74, 1.42)0.99 (0.80, 1.23)1.05 (0.88, 1.27)
 Constant5.44 (1.03, 28.71)6.28 (1.18, 33.40)19.43 (4.93, 76.65)7.24 (0.75, 69.15)

Key: significant at 0.05 significance level; ref.: reference category.