Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children in Pastoral Communities of Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 7
Factors associated with underweight among under-five children in Dubti district, Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 840).
Variables
Category
Underweight
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes (%)
No (%)
Mother’s occupation
Housewife
156 (23.0)
522 (77.0)
1
1
Working
52 (32.1)
110 (67.9)
1.48 (1.08–2.30)
1.68 (0.87–3.38)
Mother education
Illiterate
197 (27.1)
529 (72.9)
3.49 (1.83–6.63)
4.06 (2.01–8.19)
Educated
11 (9.6)
103 (90.4)
1
1
Child’s sex
Male
149 (31.3)
327 (68.7)
2.36 (1.67–3.31)
1.83 (1.29–2.94)
Female
59 (16.2)
305 (83.8)
1
1
Initiation of breastfeeding
Within one hour
77 (21.9)
275 (78.1)
1
1
Hours later
131 (26.8)
357 (73.2)
1.31 (0.95–1.81)
0.82 (0.57–2.23)
Child immunization
Yes
29 (11.5)
223 (88.5)
1
1
No
179 (30.4)
409 (69.6)
3.37 (2.00–5.15)
3.17 (2.14–7.99)
Ownership of livestock
Yes
171 (23.6)
553 (76.4)
1
1
No
37 (31.9)
79 (68.1)
1.52 (0.99–2.32)
1.78 (0.92–4.54)
Prelacteal feeding
Yes
126 (35.8)
226 (64.2)
2.76 (1.04–3.81)
2.81 (1.64–3.72)
No
82 (16.8)
406 (83.2)
1
1
Significant at ; COR = crude odd ratio; AOR = adjusted odd ratio; CI = confidence interval.
