Table 3: Multivariate analysis of young child acute malnutrition among the young child's attending the under-five OPD of Mekelle Public Health Facilities, Mekelle, North Ethiopia, May 2019 (N=192).

Variables Control N(%) Case N (%) AOR (CI) P-Value
Mothers Educational Background
No Schooling 11 (8.6%) 10 (15.6%) .666 (.124, 3.59) .636
Primary School 52 (40.6%) 27 (42.2%) .235 (.053,1.032) .055
High School 32 (25.0%) 18 (28.1%) 1.475 (.529,4.108) .457
Collage and Higher 33 (25.8%) 9 (14.1%) -- 1
Fathers of Educational Background
No Schooling 8 (6.3%) 14 (21.9%) 4.677 (.898,24.37) .067
Primary School 24 (18.8%) 19 (29.7%) 1.847 (.533, 6.40) .333
High School 55 (43%) 15 (23.4%) .769 (.305,1.937) .577
Collage and Higher 41 (32.0%) 16 (25.0%) -- 1
Regular Maternal Antenatal Care
Yes 126 (98.4%) 52 (81.3%) -- 1
No 2 (1.6%) 12 (18.8%) 6.80 (1.26,36.72) .026*
Maternal Common Mental Disorder
No CMD 93 (72.7%) 28 (43.8%) -- 1
CMD 35 (27.3%) 36 (56.3%) 6.111 (1.18,31.71) .031*
Food Insecurity Access Scale
Food secure 88(68.8%) 25(39.1%) -- 1
Food insecure 40(31.3%) 39(60.9%) 1.542 (.36, 6.58) .559
Family Monthly income in ETH Birr
Below Poverty Line 43(33.6%) 35(54.7%) .585 (.220,1.560) .284
Above the Poverty line 85(66.4%) 29(45.3%) -- 1