Table 2.

Effect of socio-demographic factors on SAM among 6–59 months children.

Factors	Categories	Case (%)	Control (%)	Unadjusted OR (CI)	p-value
Child age (Months)	6–24	105 (82.0)	87 (67.9)	Ref
	25 & above	23 (17.9)	41 (32.0)	0.46 (0.26–0.83)	0.010
Child gender	Male	58 (45.3)	81 (63.3)	0.48 (0.29–0.79)	0.004
	Female	70 (54.7)	47 (36.7)	Ref
Primary residence in the last 2 years of mother	Urban	70 (54.7)	76 (59.4)	0.83 (0.50–1.35)	0.448
	Rural	58 (45.3)	52 (40.6)	Ref
Monthly income (NPR)	Below 25000 NPR	102 (79.7)	68 (53.1)	Ref
	25000 & above NPR	26 (20.3)	60 (46.9)	0.29 (0.16–0.49)	<0.001
Fathers' education	Illiterate	34 (26.8)	12 (9.4)	Ref
	<8 years schooling	23 (18.1)	21 (16.5)	0.39 (0.16–0.92)	0.035
	>8 years schooling	70 (55.1)	94 (74.0)	0.26 (0.12–0.53)	<0.001
Mothers' education	Illiterate	48 (37.5)	20 (15.6)	Ref
	<8 years schooling	14 (10.9)	23 (17.9)	0.25 (0.10–0.58)	0.001
	>8 years schooling	66 (51.6)	85 (66.4)	0.32 (0.17–0.59)	<0.001
Fathers' occupation	Unemployed	8 (6.3)	4 (3.2)	Ref
	Daily Laborer	64 (50.4)	38 (29.9)	0.84 (0.21–2.86)	0.790
	Employed	55 (43.3)	85 (66.9)	0.32 (0.08–1.07)	0.761
Mothers' occupation	Housewife	90 (70.3)	83 (64.8)	Ref
	Daily Laborer	28 (21.9)	12 (9.38)	2.15 (1.04–4.65)	0.042
	Employed	10 (7.81)	33 (25.8)	0.28 (0.12–0.58)	0.001
Family Types	Joint	48 (37.5)	47 (36.7)	Ref
	Nuclear	80 (62.5)	81 (63.3)	0.97 (0.58–1.61)	0.897
Number of Children	1	40 (31.3)	50 (39.1)	Ref
	2	68 (53.1)	54 (42.2)	1.57 (0.91–2.73)	0.104
	≥3	20 (15.6)	24 (18.8)	1.04 (0.50–2.15)	0.912
Mother's Socio-economic status	Poor	43 (33.6)	17 (13.3)	Ref
	Middle	81 (63.3)	87 (68.0)	0.37 (0.19–0.69)	0.002
	High	4 (3.1)	24 (18.7)	0.07 (0.02–0.20)	<0.001

Bold values represent significant at 5% significance level.