Table 5.
Backward step-wise logistic regression provides the likelihood of the severe acute malnutrition among children of Nepal.
| Factors | Reference | Children 6–59 months |
Children 6–24 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| AOR (95% CI), p-value | AOR (95% CI), p-value | ||
| Child age (6–24 months) | 24 + months | 2.57 (1.30–5.22), 0.008 | - |
| Gender of the child (Boy) | Girls | 0.47 (0.26–0.84), 0.010 | 0.27 (0.13–0.54), <0.001 |
| Mother's socioeconomic status (High) | Poor | 0.15 (0.03–0.43), 0.002 | 0.032 (0.01–0.16), <0.001 |
| Mother socioeconomic status (Middle) | Poor | 0.63 (0.29–1.33), 0.225 | 0.35 (0.13–0.90), 0.033 |
| Acute diarrhea history for child in last 1 month (Yes) | No | 1.75 (0.92–3.39), 0.091 | - |
| Hand washing material for mother (Soap) | Ash/Soil/None | 0.44 (0.17–1.07), 0.078 | 0.30 (0.08–0.96), 0.051 |
| Complemetary or diatery feeding/day (>3 times) | ≤3 times | 0.40 (0.22–0.70), 0.002 | 0.54 (0.27–1.10), 0.091 |
| Breastfeeding (6–12 months) | <6 months | 0.31 (0.09–0.88), 0.036 | 0.17 (0.03–0.61), 0.027 |
| Breastfeeding (>12 motnhs) | <6 months | 0.22 (0.07–0.60), 0.005 | 0.20 (0.04–0.74), 0.027 |