Research Article

Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers of Angecha District, Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with undernutrition in multiple logistic analysis of flactating women (N = 410).

VariablesCategoriesCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Age of mothers17–25 years3.16 (1.06, 9.44)4.12 (1.25, 13.63)
26–35 years1.11 (0.36, 3.40)1.50 (0.45, 4.93)
36–49 years11

ResidenceRural2.83 (1.31, 6.14)2.32 (0.94, 5.74)
Urban11

ANC categoryNo ANC3.03 (1.59, 5.77)2.90 (1.43, 5.86)
<4 times1.57 (0.86, 2.89)1.45 (0.75, 2.81)
≥4 times11

Age of breastfeeding child≤12 months11
>12 months1.55 (0.95, 2.52)1.53 (0.89, 2.63)

Dietary diversity score<53.20 (1.90, 5.42)2.42 (1.35, 4.36)
≥511

HFIAS categoryFood secure11
Food insecure1.90 (1.02, 3.52)1.46 (0.74, 2.88)

Gravidity111
2–40.81 (0.49, 1.34)1.65 (0.89, 3.03)
≥54.44 (1.70, 11.62)2.05 (0.56, 7.45)

Wealth index1st quantile11
2nd quantile1.48 (0.85, 2.58)0.96 (0.49, 1.88)
3rd quantile0.60 (0.32, 1.14)0.47 (0.23, 0.98)

value <0.05.