Table 9.
Factors influencing childhood undernutrition risk in Ethiopia
| Variables | Category | OR | Robust SE | 95% CI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCL | UCL | |||||
| Residence | Urbana | |||||
| Rural | 1.70 | 0.110 | 1.395 | 2.059 | 0.010 | |
| Previous state of Undernutrition | 92.00 | 0.280 | 50.500 | 160.00 | < 0.001 | |
| Residence*Previous State | 1.85 | 0.107 | 1.480 | 2.360 | 0.015 | |
| Child's health compared to peers | Samea | 1.00 | ||||
| Better | 1.55 | 0.450 | 0.620 | 3.940 | 0.950 | |
| Worse | 1.80 | 0.135 | 1.400 | 2.300 | 0.003 | |
| Previous state of Undernutrition | 102.00 | 0.290 | 57.04 | 182.41 | < 0.001 | |
| Child’s health*Previous State | 1.15 | 0.075 | 1.010 | 1.320 | 0.750 | |
| Father's level of education | Illiterate | 1.85 | 0.130 | 1.450 | 2.420 | 0.004 |
| Literatea | 1.00 | |||||
| Previous state of Undernutrition | 90.00 | 0.055 | 80.201 | 100.04 | < 0.001 | |
| level of education *Previous State | 1.70 | 0.250 | 1.030 | 2.830 | 0.040 | |
| Mother's level of education | Illiterate | 1.40 | 0.055 | 1.240 | 1.560 | 0.010 |
| Literatea | 1.00 | |||||
| Previous state of Undernutrition | 85.00 | 0.295 | 45.04 | 150.81 | < 0.001 | |
| level of education *Previous State | 1.25 | 0.030 | 1.170 | 1.340 | 0.030 | |
| Access to safe drinking water | Yesa | |||||
| No | 1.60 | 0.140 | 1.210 | 2.040 | 0.015 | |
| Previous state of Undernutrition | 95.00 | 0.120 | 75.50 | 115.04 | < 0.001 | |
| Safe drink water *Previous State | ||||||
| Access to cooking fuel | Yes | 1.50 | 0.002 | 1.400 | 1.610 | 0.020 |
| Noa | ||||||
| Previous state of Undernutrition | 105.00 | 0.310 | 58.15 | 190.74 | < 0.001 | |
| Cooking fuel *Previous State | ||||||
aDenotes the reference category
*The asterisks represent interaction effects rather than statistical significance