Table 9.
Association between socioeconomic and environmental factors and malnutrition in children under five
| Malnutrition | Chi-square | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent | Present | ||||
| Gender | Male | 31(30%) | 72(70%) | 0.314 | 0.575 |
| Female | 33(27%) | 90(73%) | |||
| Breastfeeding | Yes | 52(32%) | 111(68%) | 3.699 | 0.054 |
| No | 12(19%) | 51(81%) | |||
| Food Security | very insecure | 8(62%) | 5(38%) | 20.056 | 0.000 |
| Insecure | 34(38%) | 55(62%) | |||
| Moderately insecure | 22(19%) | 91(81%) | |||
| Secure | 0(0%) | 11(100%) | |||
| Access to Healthcare | Yes | 40(36%) | 70(64%) | 6.833 | 0.009 |
| NO | 24(21%) | 92(79%) | |||
| Clinical Signs | Yes | 39(23%) | 134(77%) | 12.121 | 0.000 |
| NO | 25(47%) | 28(53%) | |||
| Water and Sanitation | Very poor | 4(57%) | 3(43%) | 4.183 | 0.242 |
| poor | 24(32%) | 52(68%) | |||
| Faire | 35(26%) | 102(74%) | |||
| Excellent | 1(16%) | 5(84%) | |||
| Socioeconomic Status | Very poor | 7(58%) | 5(42%) | 14.038 | 0.003 |
| Poor | 33(36%) | 58(64%) | |||
| Average | 24(21%) | 93(79%) | |||
| Good | 0(0%) | 6(100%) | |||
| Total | 64 (28%) | 162 (72%) | |||
*p < 0.05, Pearson Chi-Square test