Table 4.
Bivariate and multivariate analyses of Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Sodo town, southern Ethiopia, 2016.
| Variables (n = 642) | Underweight | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
| Age of the children | ||||
| 6–11 months | 42 (66.7%) | 21 (33.3%) | 3.07 (1.44–6.53)∗ | 2.05 (0.74–5.69) |
| 12–23 months | 131 (74.9%) | 44 (25.1%) | 2.06 (1.08–3.92)∗ | 2.30 (0.99–5.32) |
| 24–35 months | 120 (72.7%) | 45 (27.3%) | 2.30 (1.21–4.38)∗ | 2.36 (1.03–5.43)∗ |
| 36–47 months | 99 (75.0%) | 33 (25.0%) | 2.04 (1.04–4.01)∗ | 2.35 (0.97–5.69) |
| 48–59 months | 92 (86.0%) | 15 (14.0%) | 1 | 1 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 241 (72.4%) | 92 (27.6%) | 1.4 (.98–2.02) | 1.82 (1.07–3.09)∗ |
| Female | 243 (78.6%) | 66 (21.4%) | 1 | 1 |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal | 52 (48.6%) | 55 (51.4%) | 9.5 (4.95–18.31)∗ | 0.88 (0.23–3.33) |
| Primary | 208 (72.5%) | 79 (27.5%) | 3.4 (1.89–6.19)∗ | 0.42 (0.13–1.43) |
| Secondary | 89 (90.8%) | 9 (9.2%) | 0.91 (0.38–2.17) | 0.19 (0.05–0.73)∗ |
| Diplomas & higher education | 135 (90.0%) | 15 (10.0%) | 1 | 1 |
| Occupation | ||||
| GOE/NGOE | 192 (92.3%) | 16 (7.7%) | 1 | 1 |
| Housewife | 197 (64.4%) | 109 (35.6%) | 6.6 (3.79–11.64)∗ | 3.26 (1.06–9.99)∗ |
| Merchant | 80 (75.5%) | 26 (24.5%) | 3.9 (1.99–7.66)∗ | 5.29 (1.58–17.70)∗ |
| Daily laborer | 10 (62.5%) | 6 (37.5%) | 7.2 (2.32–22.36)∗ | 2.04 (0.31–13.43) |
| Others | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | 2.4 (0.26–21.81) | 2.52 (0.15–43.18) |
| Average monthly income | ||||
| ≤2000 | 182 (66.2%) | 93 (33.8%) | 12.6 (4.51–35.44)∗ | 2.38 (0.85–6.69) |
| 2001–4000 | 203 (76.9%) | 61 (23.1%) | 7.4 (2.63–21.04)∗ | 4.16 (1.57–11.05)∗ |
| >4000 | 99 (96.1%) | 4 (3.9%) | 1 | 1 |
| Time of introducing complementary food | ||||
| Before 6 months | 79 (61.2%) | 50 (38.8%) | 2.4 (1.57–3.59)∗ | 1.06 (0.57–1.98) |
| 6–8 months | 405 (78.9%) | 108 (21.2%) | 1 | 1 |
| Child illness in the last two weeks | ||||
| No | 445 (84.8%) | 80 (15.2%) | 0.09 (0.06–0.14)∗ | 0.09 (0.05–0.16)∗∗ |
| Yes | 39 (33.3%) | 78 (66.7%) | 1 | 1 |
| DDS | ||||
| Poor DDS (1–3) | 71 (53.8%) | 61 (46.2%) | 4.50 (2.49–7.96)∗ | 1.54 (0.65–3.62) |
| Med DDS (4–6) | 304 (80.0%) | 76 (20.0%) | 1.30 (0.76–2.21) | 0.70 (0.34–1.45) |
| Good DDS (7+) | 109 (83.8%) | 21 (16.2%) | 1 | 1 |
| Maternal decision-making power | ||||
| Low | 67 (36.8%) | 115 (63.2%) | 1 | 1 |
| High | 417 (90.7%) | 43 (9.3%) | 0.06 (0.04–0.09)∗ | 0.07 (0.04–0.12)∗∗ |
∗Significant at P value < 0.05; ∗∗significant at P value < 0.001.