Table 5.
Multivariable analysis of determinants of NTDs in Eastern Ethiopia, 2022(N = 177)
| Variables | Category | Cases N (%) |
Controls N (%) |
COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current maternal age | 15–24 | 33 (55.9) | 40 (33.9) | 2.47 (0.73–8.39) | 11.19 (0.52, 2.74) |
| 25–34 | 22 (37.3) | 66 (55.9) | 1 (0.29–3.42) | 1.57 (0.34, 7.30) | |
| ≥ 35 | 4 (6.8) | 12 (10.2) | Ref | ||
| Maternal age at 1st birth | 15–24 | 49 (83.1) | 73 (61.9) | 3.02 (1.39–6.55) | 4.25 (1.57, 11.49)* |
| 25–34 | 10 (16.9) | 45 (38.1) | Ref | Ref | |
| Maternal level of education | Illiterate | 20 (33.9) | 20 (16.9) | 6.3 (1.6–24) | 7.42 (0.50, 109.19) |
| Primary | 22 (37.3) | 35 (29.7) | 3.9 (1–15) | 8.37 (0.60, 116.40) | |
| Secondary | 14 (23.7) | 44 (37.3) | 2 (0.51–7.8) | 3.23 (0.25, 41.33) | |
| Tertiary | 3 (5.1) | 19 (16.1) | Ref | Ref | |
| Sex of new born | Female | 36 (61) | 53 (44.9) | 1.91(1.02–3.63 | 2.97 (1.27, 6.92)* |
| Male | 23 (39) | 65 (55.1) | Ref | ||
| Maternal occupation | House wife | 48 (81.4) | 75 (63.6) | 2.56 (0.68–9.54) | 0.64 (0.048, 8.72) |
| Merchant | 4 (6.8) | 20 (16.9) | 0.80 (0.15–4.2) | 0.23 (0.01, 3.11) | |
| Daily laborer | 4 (6.8) | 11(9.3) | 1.45 (0.26-8) | 0.21 (0.01, 4.18) | |
| Office worker | 3 (5.1) | 12 (10.2) | Ref | Ref | |
| ANC visits | No visits | 18 (30.5) | 20 (16.5) | 4.5 (1.67-12) | 4.45 (1.30, 9.20)* |
| 1–2 visits | 33 (55.9) | 58 (49.2) | 2.8 (1.19–6.7) | 3.30 (1.14, 9.58)* | |
| 3–4 visits | 8 (13.6) | 40 (33.9) | Ref | Ref | |
| Medical problems | No | 50 (84.7) | 107 (90.7) | 0.57 (0.22–1.26) | 0.61 (0.17,2.17) |
| Yes | 9 (15.3) | 11 (9.3) | Ref | Ref | |
| Coffee consumption | No regular daily consumption | 14 (23.7) | 42 (35.6) | Ref | Ref |
| 1 to 2 cups | 26 (44.1) | 58 (49.2) | 1.34 (0.63, 2.88 ) | 1.31 (0.51, 3.37 ) | |
| 3 cups or more | 19 (32.2) | 18 (15.3) | 3.17 (1.31, 7.66) | 3.84 (1.23, 11.97)* | |
| Food consumption score | Poor | 33 (55.9) | 48 (40.7) | 3.2 (1.19–8.6) | 3.38 (2.06, 7.72)* |
| Border line | 20 (33.9) | 42 (35.6) | 2.2 (0.79–6.22) | 2.91(0.87, 9.65) | |
| Acceptable | 6 (10.2) | 28 (23.7) | Ref | Ref | |
| Dietary diversity | Monotonous diet | 38 (64.4) | 51 (33.1) | 4.65 (1.49–14.5) | 4.20 (3.09, 9.08)* |
| Sometimes different | 17 (28.8) | 42 (42.4) | 2.53 (0.76–8.3) | 2.57 (0.55, 11.92) | |
| Always different | 4 (6.8) | 25 (24.6) | Ref | Ref |
Key: *p-value < 0.05; COR: Crude Odds Ratio; AOR; Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval