Table 3.

Factors associated with acute malnutrition of children 6-23 months, multivariate analysis

Independent variables	Full model				Final model
	n/N (%)	OR	95% CI	p value	aOR *	95% CI	p value
Age
6-11mois	100/351 (28.5)	1
12-23mois	139/605 (22.9)	0.10	0.01, 1.26	0.07
Sex
Female	83/451 (18.4)	1			1
Male	156/505 (30.9)	2.78	1.57, 4.92	˂0,001	1.99	1.46, 2.72	˂0,001 *
Breastfeeding
No	8/70 (11.4)	1
Yes	231/885 (26.1)	3.32	1.13, 9.62	0.02	2.43	1.13, 5.22	0.02 *
History of illness last 2 weeks
No	65/402 (16.2)	1			1
Yes	174/554 (31.4)	2.44	1.35, 4.41	0,004	2.32	1.67, 3.21	˂0,001 *
Deworming
No	7/60 (11.7)	1
Yes	68/319 (21.3)	0.42	0.17, 1.01	0.05

n = number of wasted children; N =Total; aOR= adjusted Odds Ratio; CI _{95 %} = 95% confidence interval; p = degree of significance

^*: Associated value after adjustment in the final multi-variate logistic model

Adjustment in the final model was done on sex, continuation of breastfeeding and illness (diarrhea and fever) the last 2 weeks before the survey. There was no interaction.