Nutritional Status and Educational Performance of School-Aged Children in Lalibela Town Primary Schools, Northern Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with average semester score achievement among school-aged children in Lalibela town, North Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Semester average score achievements			Crude POR (95% CI)	Adjusted POR (95% CI)
		Poor	Medium	High
Maternal marital status	Married	55	209	146	1	1
	Divorced	14	23	13	0.5 (0.28,0.90)	0.65 (0.30, 1.4)
	Separated	4	16	13	1.16 (0.59,2.29)	1.6 (0.64, 4.21)
	Widowed	1	9	2	0.66 (0.23,1.84)	0.96 (0.28, 3.3)
Residence	Urban	59	183	155	1	1
	Rural	15	74	19	0.54 (0.36, 0.81)	0.39 (0.21,0.75)
Maternal education status	Illiterate	38	137	62	1	1
	Primary	26	71	52	1.26 (0.85, 1.88)	1.20 (0.71, 2.03)
	Secondary and above	10	48	60	2.63(1.71, 4.05)	2.12 (1.10, 4.07)
Maternal occupation	Housewife	47	177	106	1	1
	Employed	14	32	36	1.37 (0.85, 2.20)	0.90 (0.46, 1.76)
	Private business	4	22	21	1.69 (0.94, 3.03)	0.87 (0.40, 1.86)
	Other	9	26	11	0.68 (0.38, 1.23)	0.56 (0.24, 1.34)
Number of family living together	<2	15	19	12	1	1
	3-5	38	156	113	2.45 (1.31, 4.56)	1.43 (0.62, 3.29)
	>5	21	82	49	2.05 (1.07, 3.96)	1.62 (0.65, 4.05)
HH income	<550	48	137	66	1	1
	550-2999	22	95	72	1.75 (1.21, 2.52)	1.71 (1.04, 2.81)
	>3000	4	25	36	3.5 (2.04, 6.03)	1.32 (0.61, 2.85)
HH iodized salt use	Yes	33	97	98	1	1
	No	41	160	76	0.61 (0.43, 0.85)	0.87 (0.54, 1.41)
Special foods took during childhood	Yes	9	39	51	1	1
	No	65	218	123	0.43 (0.28, 0.66)	0.74 (0.41, 1.33)
Regular study	Yes	48	191	136	1	1
	No	26	66	38	0.67(0.46,0.99)	0.49(0.29,0.82)
Under weight	Normal	3	64	35	1	1
	Mild	8	59	54	1.29(0.78,2.11)	0.90(0.46,1.77)
	Moderate	27	39	24	0.39(0.22,0.68)	0.25(0.09,0.71)
	Severe	11	12	11	0.43(0.19,0.95)	0.61(0.15,2.47)
Stunting	Normal	11	108	56	1	1
	Mild	17	96	69	1.12 (0.76, 1.65)	1.48 (0.84, 2.61)
	Moderate	32	46	41	0.64 (0.40, 1.01)	0.89 (0.37, 2.15)
	Severe	14	7	8	0.24 (0.11, 0.56)	0.03 (0.01, 0.37)
Thinness	Normal	14	115	72	1	1
	Mild	24	75	56	0.83 (0.56, 1.24)	1.22 (0.64, 2.32)
	Moderate	23	45	36	0.67 (0.42, 1.06)	1.49 (0.62, 3. 60)
	Severe	13	22	10	0.38 (0.20, 0.71)	0.64 (0.20, 2.02)