Table 4. Multivariable logistic regression analysis of thinness in school-aged children, stratified by setting in Libo Kemkem and Fogera districts, Ethiopia, May–July 2009.

VARIABLES		RURAL (N = 711)				URBAN (N = 178)
		n (%)	Adjusted OR	95% CI	p value	n (%)	Adjusted OR	95% CI	p value
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS
Sex	male	97 (26.22)	1			21 (23.33)	1
	female	56 (16.57)	0.69	(0.46–1.03)	0.073	16 (18.18)	0.86	(0.39–1.92)	0.717
Age group	<10 years	53 (11.83)	1			18 (15.02)	1
	≥10 years	100 (38.84)	4.11	(2.74–6.16)	0.000	19 (32.81)	3.67	(1.63–8.30)	0.002
Does the child herd the cattle?	No	40 (13.51)	1			36 (21.05)	1
	Yes	113 (27.49)	1.50	(0.96–2.36)	0.076	1 (14.29)	0.55	(0.06–5.03)	0.598
DOES THE CHILD CONSUME…
Any food from animal sources	No	129 (22.28)	1			18 (28.13)	1
	Yes	24 (18.60)	0.83	(0.49–1.41)	0.493	19 (16.67)	0.26	(0.10–0.67)	0.005
HOUSEHOLD AND LAND PRODUCTION
Sex of head of household	Male	146 (22.26)	1			23 (22.33)	1
	Female	7 (13.46)	0.40	(0.16–0.70)	0.043	14 (18.67)	0.67	(0.26–1.72)	0.407
Literacy of head of household (can read and write)	No	93 (21.83)	1			25 (25.77)	1
	Yes	60 (21.51)	1.39	(0.91–2.11)	0.127	12 (14.81)	0.24	(0.09–0.65)	0.005
Number of people living in the house		Mean (sd)	AOR	95% CI	p value	Mean (sd)	AOR	95% CI	p value
		6.45 (1.68)	0.87	(0.75–1.00)	0.054	5.14 (1.72)	0.87	(0.64–1.20)	0.403
Number of children in the house
		3.06 (1.14)	1.28	(1.03–1.60)	0.027	2.19 (0.94)	1.02	(0.61–1.70)	0.955
		n (%)	AOR	95% CI	p value	n (%)	AOR	95% CI	p value
Does the family cultivate rice?	No	115 (24.01)	1			36 (20.45)	1
	Yes	38 (16.59)	0.64	(0.41–0.99)	0.045	1 (50.00)	3.26	(0.15–72.94)	0.456