Table 5.

Factors associated with the undernutrition among pregnant women

Predictors	Under nutrition		COR (95%CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P- values
	Yes	No
Age
15–24	34	86	2.36(1.01, 5.53)
25–34	28	223	2.17 (0.87, 5.44)
≥ 35	3	28	1
Residence
Rural	32	67	3.91(2.24, 6.81)	2.26 (1.06, 4.81)	0.03*
Urban	33	270	1	1
Wealth index
Low	36	98	4.54 (2.13, 9.70)
Middle	19	115	2.05(1.12, 3.75)
High	11	123	1
Educational status
No formal education	31	61	5.18(2.37, 11.31)	2.91 (1.11, 7.56)	0.02*
Primary education	12	72	4.32(2.06, 9.03)	2.69 (1.09, 6.64)	0.03*
Secondary education	10	102	3.04(1.44, 6.44)
Certificate and above	12	102	1	1
Source of drinking water
Spring	8	15	2.54 (1.00, 6.47)
Well	3	8	2.16 (0.86, 5.48)
Tab	54	314	1
Parity
No birth	23	175	1
1–3	24	131	3.63 (1.76, 7.51)
≥ 4	19	30	4.82 (2.34, 9.91)	2.55 (1.04, 6.26)	0.04*
Animal source food
Yes	13	115	1
No	52	222	2.07 (1.08, 3.96)
HIV
No	60	325	1
Yes	5	12	2.38 (1.01, 5.95)
Anemia
No	32	238	1	1
Yes	33	99	2.48 (1.45, 4.25)	2.01 (1.16, 3.79)	0.01**
Intestinal parasite
Absent	30	246	1	1
Present	35	91	3.15 (1.83, 5.43)	2.73 (1.48, 5.03)	0.001**

^*P-value is significant at < 0.05, ^**P-value is significant at ≤ 0.01