Table 5.
Factors associated with underweight among children aged between six to fifty nine months, rural kebeles of Hawassa town, 2012, (n = 811)
| Explanatory Variables | Underweight | COR 95% CI | AOR 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Sex of the child | |||||
| Male | 69 | 363 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Female | 59 | 320 | 0.87(0.42,0.93) | 0.84(0.21, 2.86) | 0.08 |
| Maternal formal education | |||||
| No formal education | 49 | 318 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Have formal education | 79 | 365 | 0.71 (0.28, 0.96) | 0.68 (0.30, 0.93)a | <0.001 |
| Family size | |||||
| Less than four | 82 | 189 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Four and above | 46 | 494 | 4.65(2.89,11.30) | 4.16(2.47,9.68)a | 0.02 |
| Exclusive BF in the first six months | |||||
| Yes | 57 | 541 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| No | 71 | 142 | 0.21 (0.02, 0.75) | 0.38 (0.13, 2.72)a | 0.03 |
| Cessation of breast feeding | |||||
| Before two years | 66 | 392 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Two years and beyond | 62 | 291 | 0.79(0.28,0.92) | 0.71(0.32,0.88)a | <0.001 |
| Frequency of complementary feeding | |||||
| At least 3 times per day | 87 | 275 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Less than 3 times per day | 41 | 408 | 3.14(1.23, 5.41) | 2.87 (1.62, 5.38)a | 0.01 |
| Practiced bottle feeding | |||||
| Yes | 28 | 229 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| No | 100 | 454 | 0.55 (0.09, 0.82) | 0.47 (0.14, 1.36) | 0.07 |
| Diarrheal morbidity in the past 12 months | |||||
| Yes | 97 | 618 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| No | 31 | 65 | 0.32(0.10,0.84) | 0.28(0.15,0.74)a | <0.001 |
aStatistically significant association