Table 2.
Spatial-temporal regression model outputs (OR and CrI) of the predictors of wasting, stunting and low MUAC in children under the age of 5 years in Somalia, 2007–2010
| Wasting | Stunting | MUAC<125 cm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors | OR | CrI | OR | CrI | OR | CrI |
| Child data | ||||||
| Vitamin A supplementation | 0·812 | 0·763, 0·865 | 0·998 | 0·947, 1·052 | 0·912 | 0·840, 0·991 |
| Measles vaccination | 1·024 | 0·961, 1·091 | 0·959 | 0·910, 1·011 | 0·989 | 0·910, 1·076 |
| Polio vaccination | 0·893 | 0·831, 0·961 | 1·089 | 1·023, 1·159 | 1·015 | 0·924, 1·115 |
| Diarrhoea | 1·349 | 1·272, 1·431 | 1·291 | 1·227, 1·359 | 1·792 | 1·666, 1·927 |
| ARI | 1·118 | 1·055, 1·186 | 1·013 | 0·964, 1·066 | 1·208 | 1·120, 1·303 |
| Febrile illness | 1·147 | 1·082, 1·217 | 1·156 | 1·098, 1·217 | 1·253 | 1·161, 1·352 |
| Suspected measles | 1·053 | 0·940, 1·180 | 1·055 | 0·955, 1·165 | 1·030 | 0·889, 1·194 |
| Sex of the child (female) | 0·727 | 0·693, 0·762 | 0·728 | 0·700, 0·758 | 1·237 | 1·162, 1·317 |
| Age of the child (reference: <12 months) | ||||||
| 12–<24 months | 0·809 | 0·739, 0·887 | 2·362 | 2·164, 2·579 | 0·776 | 0·707, 0·851 |
| 24–59 months | 0·905 | 0·834, 0·982 | 2·021 | 1·862, 2·194 | 0·249 | 0·227, 0·273 |
| Household data | ||||||
| Household size | 1·012 | 1·001, 1·023 | 1·024 | 1·014, 1·034 | 1·042 | 1·025, 1·059 |
| Number of under-5s | 1·085 | 1·054, 1·118 | 1·059 | 1·032, 1·087 | 1·059 | 1·016, 1·103 |
| Female household head | 0·960 | 0·901, 1·022 | 1·158 | 1·096, 1·223 | 0·899 | 0·824, 0·980 |
| Age of the mother | 1·002 | 0·998, 1·005 | 0·992 | 0·989, 0·995 | 1·001 | 0·997, 1·006 |
| MUAC of the mother | 0·989 | 0·985, 0·992 | 0·961 | 0·958, 0·964 | 0·983 | 0·978, 0·989 |
| Food and nutrition | ||||||
| Carbohydrate | 0·834 | 0·792, 0·877 | 0·922 | 0·882, 0·965 | 0·983 | 0·919, 1·052 |
| Protein | 0·928 | 0·902, 0·955 | 0·916 | 0·894, 0·939 | 0·935 | 0·900, 0·971 |
| Fats | 1·056 | 0·989, 1·128 | 0·934 | 0·884, 0·988 | 0·961 | 0·883, 1·047 |
| Fruits and vegetables | 0·985 | 0·946, 1·025 | 1·064 | 1·029, 1·100 | 0·973 | 0·921, 1·027 |
| Climatic/environmental data | ||||||
| Season (reference: Deyr) | 0·939 | 0·885, 0·996 | 0·984 | 0·933, 1·037 | 0·910 | 0·838, 0·989 |
| Distance to water | 1·000 | 1·000, 1·001 | 0·999 | 0·998, 1·000 | 0·998 | 0·997, 0·999 |
| EVI | 0·631 | 0·609, 0·655 | 0·498 | 0·482, 0·514 | 0·396 | 0·376, 0·417 |
| Rainfall | 0·999 | 0·998, 1·001 | 0·997 | 0·996, 0·998 | 0·982 | 0·980, 0·984 |
| Temperature | 1·084 | 1·043, 1·125 | 1·082 | 1·037, 1·129 | 1·107 | 1·031, 1·189 |
| Urbanization | 0·944 | 0·777, 1·147 | 1·180 | 0·989, 1·409 | 0·887 | 0·667, 1·179 |
CrI, credible interval; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; ARI, acute respiratory infection; EVI, enhanced vegetation index.