Table 3.
Household, community, and individual level predictors of acute under nutrition among children 6 – 36 months, Kersa district, east Ethiopia
| Characteristics | Model I AOR (95% CI) | Model II AOR (95% CI) | Model III AOR (95% CI) | Final model AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Household (basic) factors |
|
|
|
|
| Maternal education |
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
1.59(0.93, 2.73) |
|
|
1.42(0.82. 2.46) |
| Literate |
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Paternal education |
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
1.44(1.04, 2.00)* |
|
|
1.38(0.99, 1.92) |
| Literate |
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Decision - making strategy of the sick child |
|
|
|
|
| Individual based |
1.84(1.40, 2.50)** |
|
|
1.62(1.20, 2..20)** |
| Jointly/common |
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Households’ wealth index |
|
|
|
|
| Poor |
1.60(1.10, 2.30)* |
|
|
1.49(1.02, 2.20)* |
| Middle |
1.47(1.03 ,2.10)* |
|
|
1.52(1.05, 2.20)* |
| Rich |
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Household food security |
|
|
|
|
| Food insecure |
1.39(0.90,2.14) |
|
|
1,49(0.95, 2.34) |
| Food secure |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Community (underlying) factors |
|
|
|
|
| Maternal access to health facility |
|
|
|
|
| No |
|
1.70(1.30, 2.20)** |
|
1.56(1.14, 2.20 )** |
| Yes |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Maternal TT vaccination |
|
|
|
|
| No |
|
1.28(0.97, 1.68) |
|
1.18(0.88, 1.58) |
| Yes |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Individual (proximate) factors |
|
|
|
|
| Exclusive Breastfeeding |
|
|
|
|
| No |
|
|
1,22 ( 0.92, 163) |
1.43(1.05 , 1.9 4)* |
| Yes |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Birth interval |
|
|
|
|
| <2 years |
|
|
1.62(1.22, 2.20 )** |
1.65 (1.23, 2.20)** |
| ≥ 2 years |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Child had separate feeding plate |
|
|
|
|
| No |
|
|
1.29(0.93, 1.79) |
1.13 (0.81,1.58) |
| Yes |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| MDD 24 hours before the survey |
|
|
|
|
| < 4 food items |
|
|
1.49((1.13, 1..96)* |
1.25(0.93, 1.69) |
| ≥ 4 food items |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Child’s gender |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
|
|
1.19(0.91, 1.57) |
1.19(0.89, 1.56) |
| Female |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Child’s age (months) |
|
|
|
|
| 6- 23 |
|
|
1.15(0.80, 1.65) |
1.13(0.78, 1.64) |
| 24-35 |
|
|
1.29(0.93, 1.79) |
1.36(0.97, 1.90) |
| 36-60 | 1 | 1 |
* = p < 0.05, ** = P < 0.001, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio.