Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of selected variables associated factor for malnutrition in HIV/AIDS infected children on HIV-care who had followed up in three public Hospitals, northwest, Ethiopia
| Variables | Categories | Malnutrition | COR 95% CI | AOR 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Sex of the child | Male | 126 (60.2) | 60 (32.3) | 1.89 (1.24, 2.87) | 2.37 (1.34, 4.20) |
| Female | 98 (52.7%) | 88 (47.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Age of child (years) | 2–5 | 52 (96.3%) | 2 (3.7%) | 1 | 1 |
| 5–10 | 72 (48.3%) | 77 (51.7%) | 0.04 (0.01, 0.15) | 0.04 (0.01, 0.21) | |
| 10–15 | 100 (59.2%) | 69 (40.8%) | 0.06 (0.01, 024) | 0.05 (0.01, 0.25) | |
| Dietary diversity | Good | 110 (62.5%) | 66 (37.5%) | 1 | 1 |
| Fair/poor | 114 (58.2%) | 82 (41.8%) | 1.20 (0.79, 1.82) | 0.47 (0.26, 0.86) | |
| Presences of co morbidity disease | Yes | 39 (53.4%) | 34 (46.6%) | 0.70 (0.42, 1.18) | 0.34 (0.15, 0.80) |
| No | 185 (61.9%) | 114 (38.1%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Diarrhea | Yes | 58 (65.9%) | 30 (34.1%) | 1.37 (0.80, 2.27) | 3.30 (1.41, 7.72) |
| No | 166 (58.5%) | 118 (45.5%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulcer of oral | Yes | 109 (61.6%) | 68 (58.4%) | 1.12 (0.74, 1.69) | 2.30 (1.41, 7.60) |
| No | 115 (59%) | 80 (41%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Hospital admission | Yes | 40 (58%) | 29 (42%) | 1.12 (0.66, 1.91) | 0.34 (0.13, 0.84) |
| No | 184 (60.7%) | 119 (39.3%) | 1 | 1 | |