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

Table 4

Factors associated with Science course achievement among school-aged children in Lalibela town, North Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Science course achievements			Crude POR (95% CI)	Adjusted POR (95% CI)
		Poor	Medium	High
Maternal marital status	Married	57	184	169	1	1
	Divorced	16	16	18	0.55 (0.31, 0.99)	0.85 (0.39, 1.87)
	Separated	4	14	15	1.18 (0.60, 2.31)	1.77 (0.70, 4.52)
	Widowed	3	6	3	0.49 (0.17, 1.43)	0.67 (0.19, 2.35)
Residence	Urban	62	155	180	1	1
	Rural	18	65	25	0.52 (0.35, 0.77)	0.48 (0.26, 0.90)
Maternal education status	Illiterate	41	114	82	1	1
	Primary	26	63	60	1.18 (0.80, 1.73)	1.23 (0.73, 2.08)
	Secondary and above	13	43	62	1.98 (1.29, 3.03)	1.34 (0.71, 2.54)
Maternal occupation	Housewife	48	158	124	1	1
	Employed	15	26	41	1.36 (0.85, 2.18)	1.09 (0.55, 2.15)
	Private business	7	16	24	1.51 (0.83, 2.73)	0.91 (0.42, 1.97)
	Other	10	20	16	0.79 (0.44, 1.41)	0.69 (0.29, 1.65)
Number of family living together	< 2	12	20	14	1	1
	3-5	46	131	130	1.83 (1.01, 3.29)	1.04 (0.47, 2.30)
	>5	22	69	61	1.73 (0.92, 3.30)	1.74 (0.73, 4.15)
HH income	<550	47	124	80	1	1
	550-2999	27	76	86	1.65 (1.15, 2.37)	1.67 (1.02, 2.75)
	>3000	6	20	39	2.98 (1.73, 5.13)	1.29 (0.59, 2.83)
HH iodized salt use	Yes	36	81	111	1	1
	No	44	139	94	0.64 (0.46, 0.89)	0.71 (0.44, 1.14)
Does the child take special foods?	Yes	11	34	54	1	1
	No	69	186	151	0.51 (0.33, 0.79)	0.92 (0.51, 1.66)
Sick with diarrhea	Yes	22	60	42	1	1
	No	58	160	163	1.37 (0.94, 2.00)	1.40 (0.84, 2.33)
Regular study	Yes	54	164	157	1	1
	No	26	56	48	0.76 (0.52, 1.12)	0.65 (0.39, 1.08)
	No	42	69	52	0.49 (0.34, 0.71)	0.70 (0.41, 1.20)
Does the child like the school environment?	Yes	74	207	201	1	1
	No	6	12	4	0.40 (0.18, 0.88)	0.46 (0.17, 1.21)
Under weight	Normal	6	55	41	1	1
	Mild	8	52	61	1.37 (0.83, 2.25)	0.85 (0.44, 1.66)
	Moderate	24	35	31	0.51 (0.30, 0.89)	0.32 (0.12, 0.89)
	Severe	9	16	9	0.41 (0.19, 0.86)	0.59 (0.15, 2.33)
Stunting	Normal	15	89	71	1	1
	Mild	15	81	86	1.23 (0.84, 1.82)	1.68 (0.95, 2.98)
	Moderate	36	44	39	0.48 (0.30, 0.75)	0.64 (0.27, 1.53)
	Severe	14	6	9	0.25 (0.11, 0.57)	0.10 (0.02, 0.61)
Thinness	Normal	21	101	79	1	1
	Mild	25	58	72	1.11 (0.75, 1.65)	1.75 (0.92, 3.31)
	Moderate	23	37	44	0.85 (0.54, 1.34)	1.95 (0.83, 4.58)
	Severe	11	24	10	0.46 (0.25, 0.83)	0.60 (0.38, 1.89)