Risk Factors of Stunting and Wasting among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Household Food Insecurity of Jima Geneti District, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: An Observational Study
Table 4
Associated risk factors of wasting.
Variables
No. (%)
COR (CI)
AOR (CI)
Wealth status
High
103 (20.6)
1.0
1.0
Medium
184 (36.8)
1.86 (1.52, 4.1)
1.8 (0.655, 4.95)
Low
213 (42.6)
4.25 (1.76, 10.25)
2.84 (0.91, 8.9)
Child meal frequency/day
>=4
179 (35.8)
1.0
1.0
<=3
321 (64.2)
3.1 (1.66, 5.79)
3.9 (1.23, 12.6)
Child has breakfast
Yes
245 (49.0)
1.0
1.0
No
255 (51.0)
2.8 (1.5, 5.2)
1.73 (0.773, 3.87)
The child has a midmorning snack
Yes
223 (44.6)
1.0
1.0
No
277 (55.4)
1.22 (0.65, 2.28)
0.52 (0.22, 1.245)
The child has afternoon snacks
Yes
367 (73.4)
1.0
1.0
No
133 (26.6)
2.3 (0.24, 4.25)
1.16 (0.522, 2.57)
The child has a bedtime snack
Yes
165 (33.0)
1.0
1.0
No
335 (67.0)
1.45 (0.688, 3.2)
0.885 (0.395, 1.98)
When does the child eat his food?
When convenient for the mother
269 (53.8)
1.0
Upon the child demands
231 (46.2)
1.77 (0.96, 3.277)
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Did you restrict the child during his/her meal?
No
179 (35.8)
1.0
1.0
Yes
321 (64.2)
1.34 (2.73, 2.45)
0.69 (.39, 1.46)
Did you pressure the child to eat his food?
No
293 (58.6)
1.0
1.0
Yes
207(41.4)
1.87 (1.01, 3.43)
0.71 (0.3,1.64)
Was food leftover in your home in the past 24 hrs day?
No
242 (48.4)
1.0
Yes
258 (51.6)
2.88 (1.486, 5.6)
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What do you do when food is leftover at home?
Give to the animal
184 (36.8)
1.0
1.0
Give to the child later
316 (63.2)
2.48 (1.0, 6.12)
2.75 (1.02, 7.44)
Does your child eat all types of food?
Yes
103 (20.6)
1.0
1.0
No
397 (79.4)
1.987 (1.075, 3.67)
0.757 (0.32, 1.8)
Dietary diversity scores
High dietary diversity
136 (27.2)
1.0
1.0
Low dietary diversity
364 (71.8)
3.3 (1.64, 6.55)
2.65 (1.06, 6.66)
COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; statistically significant differences were observed at ; 1 = references.
