Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for morbidities and nutritional deficits, according to food security status, among 4064 children under 5 years of age whose 15–49-year-old mothers were interviewed in the 2006 Brazilian Demographic and Health Survey. Brazil, 2006
| Other categories (food security+mild and | Severe food insecurity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Morbidity | moderate food insecurity) | Unadjusted OR | 95 % CI* |
| Cough in the last two weeks prior to the survey | 1 | 1·79 | 1·24, 2·60 |
| Fever in the last two weeks prior to the survey | 1 | 1·50 | 1·01, 2·22 |
| Hospitalizations for diarrhoea in the last year prior to the survey | 1 | 4·28 | 2·34, 7·82 |
| Hospitalizations for pneumonia in the last year prior to the survey | 1 | 2·31 | 1·07, 5·01 |
| Anaemia | 1 | 1·19 | 0·75, 1·89 |
| Vitamin A deficiency | 1 | 1·09 | 0·70, 1·68 |
| Stunting | 1 | 1·89 | 1·16, 3·08 |
| Overweight-for-height | 1 | 1·03 | 0·45, 2·40 |
| Adjusted OR | 95 % CI | ||
| Cough in the last two weeks prior to the survey* | 1 | 1·67 | 1·14, 2·46 |
| Fever in the last two weeks prior to the survey* | 1 | 1·30 | 0·84, 1·99 |
| Hospitalization for diarrhoea in the last year prior to the survey* | 1 | 2·93 | 1·61, 5·31 |
| Hospitalization for pneumonia in the last year prior to the survey* | 1 | 1·70 | 0·68, 4·25 |
| Anaemia* | 1 | 1·57 | 0·94, 2·60 |
| Vitamin A deficiency* | 1 | 1·45 | 0·88, 2·37 |
| Stunting† | 1 | 1·23 | 0·74, 2·03 |
| Overweight-for-height† | 1 | 1·34 | 0·55, 3·26 |
*
Adjusted by type of water for consumption, presence of adequate sanitation, maternal education level, maternal age, household location (urban or rural area), Brazilian geographic region and child’s nutritional status.
†
Adjusted by type of water for consumption, presence of adequate sanitation, maternal education level, maternal age, household location (urban or rural area) and Brazilian geographic region.