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. 2013 Sep;31(3):350–355. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v31i3.16827

Table 3.

Relationship between insecure living environment factors and child's nutritional status

Variable Nutritional status of children POR 95% Confidence interval
Underweight N (%) Normal N (%) p value a
Family members moved from their house
   Yes 21 (21.0) 79 (79.0) 0.322 1.413 0.711-2.808
   No 19 (15.8) 101 (84.2)
Family member(s) killed in the last 5 years
   Yes 15 (29.4) 36 (70.6) 0.018* 2.400 1.149-5.015
   No 25 (14.8) 144 (85.2)
Is living area secure?
   No 22 (26.2) 62 (73.8) 0.016* 2.326 1.161-4.659
   Yes 18 (13.2) 118 (86.8)

aPearson chi-square test was performed;

*Level of significance p<0.05;

POR=Prevalence odds ratio