Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Orphan Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 6

Factors associated with underweight among orphan under-five children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 271).

Variable	Underweight		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes (n %)	No (n %)
Age of child in months
6–11	16 (5.90)	36 (13.28)	1.66 (0.83, 2.49)	1.45 (0.23, 2.65)
12–23	26 (9.59)	52 (9.19)	1.87 (1.04, 3.73)	1.21
24–35	17 (6.27)	34 (12.55)	1.86 (0.86, 4.04)	1.31
≥36	19 (7.01)	71 (26.20)	1	1
Illness in the last two weeks
Yes	25 (9.23)	67 (24.72)	2.12 (1.42, 7.81)	2.36 (0.89, 9.18)
No	35 (12.92)	144 (53.14)	1	1
Sex of the child
Male	51 (26.57)	112 (41.33)	1.24 (0.64, 16.44)	4.25 (0.84, 17.38)
Female	29 (10.70)	79 (29.15)	1	1
Water treatment
Yes	55 (20.30)	176 (64.94)	1	1
No	15 (5.54)	25 (9.23)	1.92 (0.54, 67.23)	3.01 (0.77, 55.72)
Dietary diversity score
<4	72 (26.57)	108 (39.85)	1.67 (1.16, 4.76)	1.32 (1.16, 12.65)
≥4	26 (9.59)	65 (23.99)	1	1

NB: 1: reference group; COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; statistically significant at value <0.05.