Table 3.
Factors associated with vitamin-A deficiency among preschool children in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Vitamin-A deficiency | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes# (%) | No# (%) | |||
| Child sex | ||||
| Male | 40 (11 %) | 325 (89 %) | 1.92 (1.09,3.39) | 1.81 (1.01,3.24) |
| Female | 19 (6 %) | 297 (94 %) | 1 | 1 |
| Wealth status | ||||
| Poor | 17 (7.5 %) | 209 (92.5 %) | 0.66 (0.35,1.25) | |
| Middle | 17 (7.5 %) | 211 (92.5 %) | 0.65 (0.34,1.24) | |
| High | 25 (11 %) | 202 (89 %) | 1 | |
| Child age in month | ||||
| 24–36 | 16 (5.6 %) | 272 (94.4 %) | 1 | 1 |
| 37–48 | 20 (8.6 %) | 213 (91.4 %) | 1.59 (0.81,3.16) | 1.57 (0.78,3.17) |
| 49–59 | 23 (14.4 %) | 137 (85.6 %) | 2.85 (1.46,5.58) | 3.00 (1.49,6.02) |
| Place of delivery | ||||
| Home | 46 (9.6 %) | 434 (90.4 %) | 1 | |
| Health facility | 13 (6.5 %) | 188 (93.5 %) | 0.65 (0.34,1.24) | |
| Model household | ||||
| Yes | 20 (7 %) | 265 (93 %) | 0.69 (0.39,1.21) | |
| No | 39 (9.8 %) | 257 (90.2 %) | 1 | |
| Quasi food frequency | ||||
| Zero | 44 (10 %) | 394 (90 %) | 1.58 (0.69,3.61) | |
| 1–3 | 8 (5.8 %) | 129 (94.2 %) | 0.88 (0.31,2.5) | |
| ≥4 | 7 (6.6 %) | 99 (93.4 %) | 1 | |
| Antenatal care | ||||
| Yes | 42 (7.2 %) | 542 (92.8 %) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 17 (17.5 %) | 80 (82.5 %) | 2.74 (1.49,5.05) | 2.65 (1.39,5.07) |
| Vegetable production | ||||
| Yes | 13 (12 %) | 95 (88 %) | 1.57 (0.82,3.02) | |
| No | 46 (8 %) | 527 (92 %) | 1 | |
| Main source of family food | ||||
| Own production | 54 (9.4 %) | 521 (90.6 %) | 1 | |
| Other | 5 (4.7 %) | 101 (95.3 %) | 0.48 (0.19, 1.22) | |
| Number of children ever born | ||||
| ≤2 | 21 (10.8 %) | 174 (89.2 %) | 2.57 (0.97,6.41) | |
| 3–5 | 32 (9.0 %) | 323 (91 %) | 2.06 (0.84,5.06) | |
| ≥6 | 6 (4.6 %) | 125 (95.4 %) | 1 | |