Table 6.
Factors associated with wasting of children aged 6–59 months after 6 months following discharge from OTP in Habro Woreda, East Ethiopia 2020 (n = 306).
| Variables | Category | Wasted | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes = 84 | No = 216 | ||||
| N (%) | N (%) | ||||
| Gender of HH head | Men | 76 (25.8%) | 201 (74.2%) | 1 | 1 |
| Women | 14 (48.2%) | 15 (51.8) | 2.68 (1.32,5.83) | 0.39 (0.11,1.42) | |
| Educational status of the mother | Illiterate | 74 (34.1%) | 143 (65.9%) | 2.78 (1.44,5.38) | 3.46 (1.14,10.47)* |
| Literate | 16 (18.0%) | 73 (82.0%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Availability of latrine | No | 49 (44.1%) | 62 (65.9%) | 3.47 (2.05,5.87) | 2.91 (1.33,6.37)* |
| Yes | 41 (21.0%) | 154 (79.0%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Source of drinking water | Unimproved | 39 (42.8%) | 52 (57.2%) | 2.73 (1.68,4.64) | 2.16 (0.94,4.94) |
| Improved | 48 (22.3%) | 167 (77.7%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Separate kitchen | No | 18 (46.2%) | 21 (53.6%) | 2.67 (1.33,5.35) | 3.42 (1.24,9.45)* |
| Yes | 69 (25.8%) | 198 (74.2%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 73 (34.4%) | 139 (65.6%) | 3.02 (1.57,5.81) | 2.48 (0.99,6.20) |
| No | 17 (18.1%) | 77 (81.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Household food security | Food insecure | 63 (45.7%) | 75 (54.3%) | 4.98 (2.86,28.68) | 4.11 (1.87,9.0)* |
| Food secure | 25 (14.9%) | 143 (85.1%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Dietary diversity | <4 food groups | 79 (36.4%) | 138 (63.6%) | 5.47 (2.51,11.94) | 7.44 (2.58,21.45)* |
| >5 food groups | 10 (11.2%) | 79 (88.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Child illness | Yes | 55 (41.0%) | 79 (59.0%) | 11.75 (6.5,21.26) | 6.55 (0.85,15.02) |
| No | 29 (16.9%) | 143 (83.1%) | 1′ | 1 | |
| Vitamin A supply for the last 6 months | No | 52 (41.3%) | 74 (58.7%) | 3.31 (1.96,5.60) | 1.42 (0.61,3.29) |
| Yes | 35 (19.4%) | 145 (80.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Home visit after discharge | No | 56 (30.6%) | 127 (69.4%) | 4.85 (2.83,8.33) | 4.2 (1.92,9.15)* |
| Yes | 28 (22.8%) | 95 (77.2%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Admission type | Readmission | 14 (41.2%) | 20 (58.8%) | 3.17 (1.51,6.62) | 3.98 (1.43,11.07)* |
| New | 65 (23.9%) | 207 (76.1%) | 1 | 1 | |
*p-value < 0.05, 1, Reference of the variable; CI, Confidence Interval; COR, Crude Odds Ratio; AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; HH, household.