Table 3.
Multiple Logistic Regression; Risk factors of Undernutrition of HIV positive children.
| WAZ<-2SD | WHZ<-2SD | HAZ<-2SD | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | OR | AOR | 95% C.I.for AOR | P-Value | OR | AOR | 95% C.I.for AOR | P-Value | OR | AOR | 95% C.I.for AOR | P-Value | |||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||||||||
| Age | |||||||||||||||
| ≤38 Months(median) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| >38 Months(median) | 1.51 | 0.48 | 0.06 | 3.56 | 0.469 | 1.18 | 0.94 | 0.19 | 4.68 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.24 | 2.95 | 0.781 |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Female | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.13 | 2.29 | 0.403 | 0.46 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 1.17 | 0.085 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 2.06 | 0.810 |
| Birth weight | |||||||||||||||
| ≥2500 g | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| <2500 g | 5.65 | 5.13 | 1.10 | 24.28 | 0.039 | 2.44 | 0.63 | 0.17 | 2.39 | 0.495 | 3.40 | 1.09 | 0.42 | 2.83 | 0.865 |
| Diarrhea | |||||||||||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Yes | 35.01 | 3.12 | 0.57 | 17.19 | 0.191 | 31.66 | 22.49 | 3.38 | 149.61 | 0.001 | 7.75 | 1.28 | 0.43 | 3.82 | 0.653 |
| Education(caregiver) | |||||||||||||||
| ≤ Primary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| ≥ Secondary | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 1.25 | 0.076 | 0.51 | 0.90 | 0.14 | 5.30 | 0.919 | 0.50 | 0.73 | 0.22 | 2.06 | 0.465 |
| Feeding frequency | |||||||||||||||
| <4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| ≥4 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.11 | <0.001 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.21 | <0.001 | 0.20 | 0.85 | 0.31 | 2.34 | 0.758 |
| HIV Stage (WHO) | |||||||||||||||
| Low (1&2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Advanced (3&4) | 9.48 | 4.62 | 0.80 | 26.70 | 0.087 | 2.25 | 0.25 | 0.05 | 1.17 | 0.078 | 7.27 | 6.39 | 2.52 | 16.16 | <0.001 |
| Food security | |||||||||||||||
| Secured | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Insecure | 0.57 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 5.91 | 0.382 | 1.26 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 2.60 | 0.250 | 4.65 | 7.19 | 2.18 | 23.74 | 0.001 |
| Hunger | 21.87 | 8.64 | 1.26 | 59.23 | 0.028 | 4.40 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 1.55 | 0.139 | 41.03 | 31.71 | 10.28 | 97.86 | <0.001 |
| Wealth Index | |||||||||||||||
| Low | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Middle | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.58 | 0.013 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.87 | 0.036 | 0.36 | 1.16 | 0.41 | 3.34 | 0.780 |
| High | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 3.09 | 0.352 | 0.15 | 0.47 | 0.08 | 2.74 | 0.403 | 0.24 | 1.03 | 0.33 | 3.28 | 0.956 |
| Dietary diversity score | |||||||||||||||
| < 6 score | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| ≥ 6 score | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 1.14 | 0.071 | 0.23 | 0.57 | 0.15 | 2.21 | 0.416 | 0.39 | 1.11 | 0.45 | 2.74 | 0.822 |
| ART duration | |||||||||||||||
| <6 months | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 6-12 months | 1.31 | 2.36 | 0.34 | 16.51 | 0.386 | 0.21 | 3.82 | 0.69 | 21.12 | 0.124 | 1.40 | 1.78 | 0.47 | 6.71 | 0.398 |
| >12 months | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 2.09 | 0.252 | 0.73 | 3.71 | 0.75 | 18.30 | 0.107 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 0.31 | 2.92 | 0.928 |
Adjusted for: Age, Sex, Birth weight, Diarrhea, Care givers education, Feeding frequency, HIV stage, Food security, House hold wealth index, Dietary diversity score and ART duration