Determinants of Undernutrition among Adult Tuberculosis Patients Receiving Treatment in Public Health Institutions in Shashemane Town, Southern Ethiopia
Table 3
Factors associated with undernutrition among adult TB patients in government health institutions of Shashemane, Ethiopia, April 2017 (n = 368).
Variables
Undernutrition
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Age
18–26
15 (14)
72 (27.5)
1
1
27–35
7 (6.5)
52 (20)
0.738 (0.292–1.870)
0.879 (0.313–2.469)
36–44
20 (18.9)
77 (29.5)
1.05 (0.46–2.4)
>45
65 (60.7)
60 (23)
1.247 (0.593–2.62)
3.387 (1.597–7.181)
5.2 (2.65–9.89)
Family size
≤4
26 (24.3)
100 (38.3)
1
1
>4
81 (75.7)
161 (61.7)
0.51 (0.31–0.853)
1.418 (0.77–2.6)
Residence
Rural
73 (68.2)
107 (40.9)
0.323 (0.199–0.156)
1.949 (1.08–3.538)
Urban
34 (31.8)
154 (59.1)
1
1
Average income monthly
≤800
55 (51.4)
108 (41.3)
3 (1.225–7.765)
3.4 (1.154–10.22)
8001–1500
46 (43)
117 (44.8)
2.359 (1.04–4.27)
2.67 (0.88–8)
>1500
6 (5.6)
36 (13.8)
1
1
Nutrition care and support
Not given
94 (87.85)
181 (69.3)
3.214 (1.7–6.1)
2.209 (1.1–4.6)
Given
13 (12.15)
80 (30.7)
1
1
Food supplement
No
92 (86)
184 (70.5)
2.57 (1.406–
1.1 (0.5–2.41)
Yes
15 (14)
77 (29.5)
4.736)
1
Dietary counselling
No
67 (62.6)
115 (44)
2.1 (1.32–3.322)
1.467 (0.83–2.58)
Yes
40 (37.3)
146 (56)
1
1
Problem with eating
Yes
64 (59.8)
80 (30.7)
3.36 (2.07–5.28)
2.36 (1.33–4.2)
No
43 (40.2)
181 (69.3)
1
1
Presence of other illness
Yes
68 (63.5)
114 (43.7)
2.24 (1.4–3.55)
1.328 (0.744–2.37)
No
39 (36.5)
147 (56.3)
1
1
Functional status
Working
45 (42)
129 (49.8)
1
1
Not
41 (39.2)
17 (45.2)
1.013 (0.62–1.66)
0.83 (0.46–1.49)
Working
21 (19.6)
13 (5)
4.63 (2.14–10.01)
2.25 (0.9–5.6
Bed ridden
History of previous TB treatment
No
85 (79.4)
236 (90.6)
1
1
Yes
22 (20.6)
25 (9.6)
0.766 (0.432–1.356)
1.53 (0.695–3.34)
Significant at , significant at , significant at . OR = odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio, and CI = confidence interval.
