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

Table 5

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

Variables	Category	Mathematics course achievements			Crude POR (95% CI)	Adjusted POR (95% CI)
		Poor	Medium	High
Maternal marital status	Married	103	168	139	1	1
	Divorced	17	19	14	0.70 (0.40, 1.21)	0.91 (0.43, 1.93)
	Separated	7	14	12	1.16 (0.60, 2.23)	1.28 (0.52, 3.12)
	Widowed	5	6	1	0.38 (0.13, 1.07)	0.41 (0.12, 1.43)
Maternal education status	Illiterate	68	103	66	1	1
	Primary	45	58	46	1.04 (0.71, 1.52)	0.80 (0.48, 1.34)
	Secondary and above	19	45	54	2.12 (1.10, 3.2)	1.85 (0.98, 3.49)
Maternal occupation	Housewife	85	146	99	1	1
	Employed	25	22	35	1.26 (0.79, 2.00)	0.88 (0.45, 1.72)
	Private business	7	21	19	1.65 (0.94, 2.88)	0.88 (0.42, 1.85)
	Other	15	18	13	0.81 (0.46, 1.44)	0.77 (0.33, 1.79)
Number of family living together	<2	18	18	10	1	1
	3-5	73	124	110	2.05 (1.15, 3.67)	1.60 (0.72, 3.53)
	>5	41	65	46	1.66 (0.90, 3.06)	1.94 (0.81, 4.64)
Residence	Urban	104	145	148	1	1
	Rural	28	62	18	0.62 (0.42, 0.91)	0.59 (0.32, 1.07)
HH income	<550	75	114	62	1	1
	550-2999	48	68	73	1.58 (1.11, 2.25)	1.73 (1.06, 2.81)
	>3000	9	25	31	2.60 (1.56, 4.36)	1.39 (0.65, 2.95)
HH iodized salt use	Yes	54	82	92	1	1
	No	78	125	74	0.64 (0.46, 0.88)	0.96 (0.60, 1.53)
Deworming	Yes	99	166	135	1	1
	No	33	41	31	0.77 (0.52, 1.15)	0.61 (0.38, 1.04)
Does the child eat breakfast/lunch before school?	Yes	113	187	151	1	1
	No	19	20	15	0.68 (0.40, 1.15)	1.29 (0.60, 2.77)
Does the child take special foods?	Yes	16	38	45	1	1
	No	116	169	121	0.50 (0.33, 0.76)	0.85 (0.48, 1.49)
Regular study	Yes	86	156	133	1	1
	No	46	51	33	0.58 (0.40, 0.84)	0.59 (0.36, 0.97)
Does the child like the school environment?	Yes	121	201	160	1	1
	No	10	6	6	0.51 (0.22, 1.16)	0.99 (0.36, 2.73)
Under weight	Normal	9	60	33	1	1
	Mild	16	54	51	1.20 (0.74, 1.93)	0.93 (0.49, 1.77)
	Moderate	40	21	29	0.41 (0.24, 0.71)	0.34 (0.12, 0.92)
	Severe	15	9	10	0.39 (0.18, 0.83)	0.66 (0.17, 2.58)
Stunting	Normal	21	102	52	1	1
	Mild	39	73	70	1.03 (0.71, 1.51)	1.58 (0.91, 2.75)
	Moderate	55	26	38	0.45 (0.29, 0.70)	0.63 (0.27, 1.49)
	Severe	17	6	6	0.23 (0.10 ,0.51)	0.05 (0.004, 0.48)
Thinness	Normal	34	102	65	1	1
	Mild	44	55	56	0.86 (0.58, 1.26)	1.33 (0.71, 2.47)
	Moderate	36	34	34	0.67 (0.43, 1.05)	1.36 (0.58, 3.18)
	Severe	18	16	11	0.48 (0.26, 0.87)	0.99 (0.33, 3.04)