Research Article
Predictive Model for the Risk of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children
Table 1
Bivariate analysis of risk factors for malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months in Lubumbashi (DRC).
| | Variable | Malnourished children (n = 263) | Well-nourished children (n = 263) | Crude OR [95% CI] | value | | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Child’s age <24 months | 187 (71.1) | 182 (69.2) | 1.09 [0.75–1.59] | 0.6340 | | Male sex | 161 (61.2) | 164 (62.4) | 1.04 [0.73–1.49] | 0.7879 | | Low birth weight | 124 (47.2) | 20 (7.6) | 10.83 [6.46–18.16] | <0.000001 | | History of recurrent/chronic diarrhea | 189 (71.9) | 28 (10.7) | 21.43 [13.32–34.47] | <0.000001 | | Age of breastfeeding’s cessation <6 months | 24 (9.1) | 3 (1.2) | 8.70 [2.58–29.27] | <0.0001 | | Age of introduction of complementary diet <6 months | 234 (89.0) | 121 (46.0) | 9.46 [6.00–14.93] | <0.000001 | | Daily meal’s number <3 | 230 (87.5) | 58 (22.1) | 24.63 [15.44–39.29] | <0.000001 | | No follow-up of preschool consultations | 193 (73.4) | 22 (8.4) | 30.20 [18.04–50.55] | <0.000001 | | Orphan | 46 (17.5) | 10 (3.8) | 5.36 [2.64–10.88] | <0.00001 | | Family history of malnutrition | 136 (51.7) | 10 (3.8) | 27.09 [13.77–53.29] | <0.000001 | | Over 2 children under 5 in the family | 94 (35.7) | 7 (2.6) | 20.34 [9.21–44.91] | <0.000001 | | Family size over 6 persons | 119 (45.2) | 40 (15.2) | 4.60 [3.04–6.97] | <0.000001 | | Mother’s age <25 years | 81 (30.8) | 9 (3.4) | 12.56 [6.14–25.66] | <0.000001 | | Parity <5 | 117 (44.5) | 42 (16.0) | 4.21 [2.79–6.35] | <0.000001 | | Single mother | 98 (37.3) | 18 (6.8) | 8.08 [4.71–13.87] | <0.000001 | | Unemployed mother | 242 (92.0) | 124 (47.2) | 12.91 [7.77–21.45] | <0.000001 | | Mother’s low level of schooling | 174 (66.2) | 39 (14.8) | 11.22 [7.33–17.18] | <0.000001 | | Unemployed father | 182 (69.2) | 140 (53.2) | 1.97 [1.38–2.82] | 0.0002 | | Father’s low level of schooling | 108 (41.1) | 10 (3.8) | 17.62 [8.94–34.72] | <0.000001 |
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