Research Article

Effect of Male Involvement on the Nutritional Status of Children Less Than 5 Years: A Cross Sectional Study in a Rural Southwestern District of Uganda

Table 4

Multivariable analysis of factors associated with child nutritional status.

Independent variableCOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI) value

Transport money to child health clinic
No11
Yes0.52 (0.34–0.81)0.49 (0.32–0.79)0.003
Hand washing facility
No11
Yes0.54 (0.32–0.90)0.55 (0.32–0.94)0.028
Spring2.07 (1.13–3.79)2.13 (1.14–3.96)0.018

value < 0.05, statistically significant, LR = 19.69, = 0.048, model value = 0.694, Hosmer-Lemeshow chi2 = 1.45. COR: Crude Odds Ratio. aOR: adjusted odds ratio.