Table 2.

Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses for wasting among children age from 6 to 59 months in Debre Tabor town, Amhara region of Ethiopia, 2019 (N=436)

Variables	Categories	COR/95% CI	AOR/95% CI
Mothers’ education	No formal education	1.61 (0.63 to 4.07)	2.11 (0.57 to 7.81)
	Primary education	1.31 (0.50 to 3.42)	2.24 (0.78 to 6.44)
	Secondary education and above	1	1
Fathers’ education	No formal education	2.14 (0.73 to 6.27)	1.01 (0.32 to 3.15)
	Primary education	1.31 (0.50 to 3.64)	0.93 (0.33 to 2.63)
	Secondary education and above	1	1
Mothers’ age group	20–24	5.13 (1.72 to 15.33)	3.09 (0.87 to 10.95)
	25–29	1.39 (0.57 to 3.33)	1.63 (0.63 to 4.19)
	≥30	1	1
Mothers’ age group at first birth	20–25	4.06 (1.31 to 9.62)	4.35 (1.56 to 12.5)*
	26–29	1.89 (0.71 to 5.03)	0.67 (0.22 to 2.00)
	≥30	1	1
Child age	6–11 months	2.56 (1.31 to 9.62)	4.32 (1.49 to 12.55)*
	12–23 months	2.67 (0.90 to 7.90)	2.58 (0.82 to 8.1)
	24–59 months	1	1
Family wealth	Poor	3.74 (1.31 to 10.65)	3.07 (1.01 to 9.35)*
	Medium	2.49 (0.79 to 7.79)	2.53 (0.76 to 8.38)
	Rich	1	1

1=reference group.

*Significant p value<0.05.

AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR.