Table 5. Univariate analysis of determinants for underweight among children aged 0–59 months in Musi Sub-district.
| Variables | WHO | National | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COR | 95% CI | p value | COR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Infant factors | ||||||
|
Child’s sex
Male Female (ref) |
0.904 - |
[0.511 – 1.601] - |
0.730 - |
0.717 - |
[0.363 – 1.413] - |
0.336 - |
|
Child’s age group
0–23 months 24–59 months (ref) |
0.841 - |
[0.472 – 1.496] - |
0.555 - |
0.798 - |
[0.403 – 1.580] - |
0.517 - |
|
Child’s birthweight
<2500 g ≥2500 g (ref) |
3.159 - |
[1.507 – 6.622] - |
0.002 - |
3.690 - |
[1.680 – 8.107] - |
0.001 - |
|
Intrauterine growth
SGA AGA (ref) LGA |
3.715 - 0.0 |
[1.798 – 7.677] - [0] |
< 0.001 - 0.999 |
4.825 - 0.0 |
[2.241 – 10.389] - [0] |
< 0.001 - 0.999 |
|
Gestational age
Preterm Term (ref) Postterm |
0.950 - 0.0 |
[0.282 – 3.200] - [0] |
0.935 - 1.0 |
1.269 - 0.0 |
[0.333 – 4.831] - [0] |
0.727 - 1.0 |
| Parent factors | ||||||
|
Paternal education
No formal education Primary school graduates Secondary school graduates High secondary school graduates (ref) University graduates |
1.625 0.756 0.636 - 0.148 |
[0.292 – 9.050] [0.365 – 1.564] [0.236 – 1.713] - [0.017 – 1.255] |
0.579 0.450 0.370 - 0.080 |
6.0 1.714 1.111 - 0 |
[0.973 – 36.986] [0.656 – 4.481] [0.307 – 4.026] - [0] |
0.054 0.272 0.873 - 0.999 |
|
Maternal education
No formal education Primary school graduates Secondary school graduates High secondary school graduates (ref) University graduates |
5.474 0.749 1.216 - 0.396 |
[0.527 – 56.714] [0.362 – 1.553] [0.495 – 2.985] - [0.128 – 1.232] |
0.154 0.438 0.670 - 0.110 |
13.0 1.110 1.284 - 0.160 |
[1.207 –139.959] [0.465 – 2.646] [0.440 – 3.748] - [0.019 – 1.342] |
0.034 0.814 0.647 - 0.091 |
|
Maternal MUAC
≤23.5 cm >23.5 cm (ref) |
0.952 - |
[0.535 – 1.695] - |
0.868 - |
1.629 - |
[0.803 – 3.303] - |
0.176 - |
|
Maternal height
<150 cm ≥150 cm (ref) |
2.098 - |
[1.176 – 3.745] - |
0.012 - |
2.175 - |
[1.095 – 4.318] - |
0.026 - |
|
Maternal age during pregnancy
<20 years old 20–35 years old (ref) >35 years old |
5.312 - 1.957 |
[1.989 – 14.186] - [0.892 – 4.296] |
0.001 - 0.094 |
3.590 - 1.795 |
[1.337 – 9.638] - [0.728 – 4.428] |
0.011 - 0.204 |
|
Number of parities
1 (ref) 2 3 4 >4 |
- 0.599 1.089 0.367 2.017 |
- [0.274 – 1.204] [0.534 – 2.589] [0.174 – 1.109] [0.435 – 3.490] |
- 0.212 0.837 0.079 0.182 |
- 0.928 0.1551 0.141 1.281 |
- [0.365 – 2.360] [0.615 – 3.913] [0.017 – 1.166] [0.379 – 4.336] |
- 0.876 0.352 0.069 0.690 |
SGA, small for gestational age; AGA, appropriate for gestational age; LGA, large for gestational age; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; COR, crude odds ratio.