Trends and Determinants of Underweight among Children under Five Years in Ethiopia: Further Analysis with Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2005–2016—Multivariate Decomposition Analysis
Table 4
Decomposition of change in underweight among children under five years in Ethiopia, 2005 to 2016.
Characteristics
Difference due to characteristics (E)
Difference due to coefficients (C)
Coefficient (95% CI)
Pct
Coefficient (95% CI)
Pct
Religion
Traditional
1
1
1
1
Protestant
−0.000433(−0.00087134 6.2069e − 06)
0.2985
.00474(−.00046264 .0099345)
−3.2684
Muslim
0.001005(−0.00066041 0.0026708)
−0.6937
0.04848(−0.0060609 0.10301)
−33.455
Catholic
0.001920(−0.0022733 0.006114)
−1.3253
0.04847 (−0.0060609 0.10301)
−33.455
Orthodox
−0.00190(−0.0046687 0.00087657)
1.3085
0.09183 (−0.023772 0.20729)
−63.326
Husband education
None
1
1
1
1
Primary
−0.00154(−0.0027481–0.00032363)
1.06
−0.00894(−0.028397 0.010521)
6.1685
Secondary+
−0.00076(−0.0013856–0.00013266)
0.5239
−0.00517 (−0.017381 0.0070503)
3.5647
Women education
None
1
1
1
1
Primary
−0.00372(−0.0060008 −0.0014286)
2.564
−0.00482(−0.018073 0.0084313)
3.327
Secondary+
−0.00054(−0.001548 0.00047086)
0.3717
0.005503(−0.0025282 0.013534)
−3.7976
Wealth status
Poor
1
1
1
1
Middle
−00023(−00040267 −0.000051783)
0.1568
−0.00465(−0.019349 0.010048)
3.2095
Rich
−00061(−00088028 −0.00032973)
0.4175
−0.03091(−0.054916–0.0069075)
21.333
Residence
Urban
1
1
1
1
Rural
0.000016(−0.0001251 0.0001569)
−0.0101
−0.01286(−0.13016 0.10443)
8.8757
Sex of child
Female
1
1
1
1
Male
−0.000195(−0.00049505 0.00010555)
0.1344
−0.000435(−0.025461 0.024591)
0.3002
Place of delivery
Home
1
1
1
1
H institution
−0.00442(−0.0087467–0.00008599)
3.048
0.00383(−0.0039667 0.011626)
−2.643
Duration of breast feeding
Ever BF NK
1
1
1
1
Never breastfed
0.00021(0.00001349 0.00039271)
−0.1402
0.00578(−0.0027821 0.014344)
−3.9895
Still breastfed
−0.0019(−0.00017662 8.2208e − 06)
0.05811
−0.0226 (−0.062346 0.017125)
15.604
Size of child at birth
Below average
1
1
1
1
Average+
−0.00041(−0.00059418 −0.00022529)
0.2828
−0.00535(−0.021837 0.011143)
3.69
Parity
1
1
1
2–3
0.000092(−00071691 0.00089987)
-00.0631
0.00537 (−019997 0.030745)
−3.708
4–5
0.00060(−00024845 0.00056701)
-0.1099
0.00136 (−02083 0.023549)
−0.938
6+
−00003(−0008686 0.00081184)
0.01960
−00036 (−037947 0.037223)
0.2498
Anemic level
Anemic
1
1
Nonanemic
−00087(−00062717 0.00045323)
0.06002
−01624 (−057183 0.02471)
11.205
History of ANC visit
No
1
1
Yes
−00137(−0.0057163 0.002978)
0.9449
0.000268 (−018223 0.01876 −)
−0.185
Age of women
<20
1
1
20–34
−0.00221(−0.0049266 0.00051129)
1.5236
−10619 (−0.19881 −0.013565)
73.284
35–49
0.000284(−0.00010979 0.00067763)
−0.1960
−04901 (−094555 −0034679)
33.825
Constant
−0945(−0.41449 0.22544)
65.234
Total
−01824(−0.028988 −0074921)
12.60
−12666 (−15658 −096742)
87.40
Significant at 0.05, significant at 0.01, significant at <0.001, Pct = percentage contribution.
