Table 5: Factors affecting nutritional status (under-nutrition) of the study participants (N=378).
| Variables |
Under nutrition |
COR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
| Yes |
No |
|
|
| Maternal education |
|
|
|
|
| No formal education |
15 (34.9) |
28 (65.1) |
8.17 (2.84,26.86) *
|
9.405 (1.079, 28.943)** |
| Primary education |
27 (19.0) |
115 (81.0) |
3.58 (1.19,10.7) |
2.966 (0.363, 24.254) |
| Secondary education |
20 (15.6) |
108 (84.4) |
2.82 (0.92,8.6) |
2.770 (0.335, 22.894) |
| Diploma and above |
4(6.2) |
61 (93.8) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| Currently unmarried |
10 (35.7) |
18 (64.3) |
2.917 (1.28, 6.65)* |
3.188 (1.219, 8.336)** |
| Currently married |
56 (16.0) |
294 (84) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Iron supplementation |
|
|
|
|
| No |
20 (40.8) |
29 (59.2) |
4.24 (2.22,8.12)* |
3.189 (1.513, 6.720)** |
| Yes |
46 (14.0) |
283 (86.0) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Skip meal not to gain weight |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
6(40.0) |
9 (60.0) |
3.37 (1.15,9.81)* |
3.856 (1.09,13.53)* *
|
| No |
60 (16.5) |
303 (83.5) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| WDDS |
|
|
|
|
| <6 |
46 (28.6) |
115 (71.4) |
3.94 (2.22,6.98)* |
4.05(2.13,7.63) **
|
| ≥ 6 |
20 (9.2) |
197 (90.8) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Yes |
38 (15.8) |
203 (84.2) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| No |
28 (20.4) |
109 (79.6) |
1.372 (1.099, 2.357)* |
2.267 (1.211, 4.244)** |
*Candidates variable in multivariable at P<0.25) ** (Statistically significant predictor at P<0.05).