Table 6.
Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) of wasting and severe wasting by age group in relation to child, maternal and household characteristics. Bhutan, 2010
| Wasting | Severe wasting | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–11 months | 12–23 months | 0–23 months | 0–11 months | 12–23 months | 0–23 months | |||||||
| AOR | 95 % CI | AOR | 95 % CI | AOR | 95 % CI | AOR | 95 % CI | AOR | 95 % CI | AOR | 95 % CI | |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 12–23 months | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| 0–11 months | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1·46 | 1·00, 2·13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1·59 | 0·87, 2·91 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Female | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| Male | 1·23 | 0·78, 1·96 | 1·52 | 0·87, 2·67 | 1·35 | 0·95, 1·92 | 1·34 | 0·66, 2·68 | 1·03 | 0·43, 2·49 | 1·20 | 0·70, 2·05 |
| Residence | ||||||||||||
| Urban | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| Rural | 0·84 | 0·47, 1·50 | 0·76 | 0·39, 1·47 | 0·79 | 0·52, 1·20 | 1·32 | 0·56, 3·14 | 1·46 | 0·47, 4·59 | 1·30 | 0·65, 2·59 |
| Region | ||||||||||||
| Central/Eastern | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| Western | 2·24 | 1·39, 3·60 | 1·05 | 0·57, 1·92 | 1·63 | 1·14, 2·34 | 1·51 | 0·74, 3·08 | 0·86 | 0·34, 2·17 | 1·25 | 0·72, 2·18 |
| HH head’s education | ||||||||||||
| Secondary | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| None | 1·03 | 0·58, 1·83 | 0·75 | 0·38, 1·49 | 0·91 | 0·59, 1·40 | 0·99 | 0·43, 2·29 | 0·43 | 0·15, 1·20 | 0·72 | 0·36, 1·43 |
| Who provides ANC | ||||||||||||
| ANC provided by a doctor/nurse/midwife | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| ANC provided by other than doctor/nurse/midwife | 1·22 | 0·72, 2·08 | 1·08 | 0·58, 2·01 | 1·18 | 0·66, 2·11 | 2·31 | 1·01, 5·36 | 2·05 | 0·63, 6·66 | 2·21 | 1·13, 4·33 |
| Prelacteal feeding (0–23 months) | ||||||||||||
| Did not receive prelacteal feeds | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| Received prelacteal feeds | 1·49 | 0·68, 3·25 | 0·86 | 0·34, 2·17 | 1·22 | 0·68, 2·18 | 4·33 | 1·76, 10·66 | 0·93 | 0·21, 4·10 | 2·49 | 1·19, 5·19 |
| Age-appropriate breast-feeding | ||||||||||||
| Children are not breast-fed as appropriate for their age | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| Children are breast-fed as appropriate for their age | 1·07 | 0·65, 1·78 | 0·64 | 0·32, 1·26 | 0·98 | 0·64, 1·19 | 2·51 | 1·13, 5·51 | 0·62 | 0·21, 1·79 | 1·79 | 0·87, 3·69 |
| Age-appropriate complementary feeding | ||||||||||||
| Child is fed CF as appropriate for age | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. | 1·0 | Ref. |
| Child is not fed CF as appropriate for age | 1·96 | 1·21, 3·16 | 0·59 | 0·18, 1·88 | 1·58 | 1·02, 2·47 | 2·94 | 1·42, 6·08 | 0·42 | 0·05, 3·70 | 2·28 | 1·13, 4·58 |
HH, household; ANC, antenatal care; CF, complementary foods; ref., reference category.