Research Article
Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage and Ocular Signs among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Aleta Chuko Woreda, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 7
Factors significantly associated with the utilization of VAS among children aged 6–59 months in Aleta Chuko woreda, SNNPR, 2019.
| | Independent variables | Received vitamin A | COR | AOR (95% CI) | | Yes (%) | No (%) |
| | Age of child (months) | | 6–23 | 108 (45) | 132 (55) | 1.8 (1.3–2.5) | 2.1 (1.4–2.9) | | 24–59 | 133 (31.3) | 292 (68.7) | 1 | 1 |
| | Wealth status | | High | 99 (44.8) | 122 (55.2) | 2.5 (1.7–3.7) | 2.3 (1.4–3.8) | | Middle | 87 (39.7) | 132 (60.3) | 2.1 (1.3–3) | 2.7 (1.6–4.5) | | Poor | 55 (24.4) | 170 (75.6) | 1 | 1 |
| | Knowledge status | | Good | 90 (60) | 60 (40) | 3.6 (2.5–5.3) | 1.5 (1.2–2.1) | | Poor | 151 (29.3) | 364 (70.7) | 1 | 1 |
| | Preference of VAS methods | | Routine HF VAS | 116 (47.9) | 126 (52.1) | 1.9 (1.1–3.5) | 1.5 (0.74–2.8) | | Home-to-home VAS | 106 (29.1) | 258 (70.9) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | 0.9 (0.6–1.7) | | CHDs VAS | 19 (32.2) | 40 (67.8) | 1 | 1 |
| | Member of HDA | | Yes | 103 (61.7) | 64 (38.3) | 4.2 (2.9–6.1) | 2.7 (1.7–4.2) | | No | 138 (27.7) | 360 (72.3) | 1 | 1 |
| | Took health education on VAS in the last six months | | Yes | 69 (66.3) | 35 (33.7) | 4.5 (2.8–6.9) | 3.4 (2.1–5.6) | | No | 172 (30.7) | 389 (69.3) | 1 | 1 |
| | Time is taken to reach nearby VAS site | | <30 minutes | 192 (41.1) | 275 (58.9) | 2.1 (1.5–3.1) | 2.5 (1.6–3.8) | | ≥30 minutes | 49 (24.7) | 149 (75.3) | 1 | 1 |
| | Participated in a pregnant mother’s forum | | Yes | 163 (45.3) | 197 (54.7) | 2.4 (1.7–3.3) | 1 (0.6–1.6) | | No | 78 (25.6) | 227 (74.4) | 1 | 1 |
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Note: indicates significance at < 0.05; indicates significance at < 0.01; and indicates significance at < 0.001. |
