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. 2020 Jul 29;20:1181. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09238-8

Table 4.

Factors associated with stunting and wasting among the study population

Characteristics Factors associated with stunting Factors associated with wasting
AOR 95%CI AOR 95%CI
Age tertiles (Ref = 6–10)
 11–12 1.692 0.905 3.162 1.321 0.496 3.518
 13–15 2.166 1.151 4.077 * 1.849 0.711 4.807
Sex (Male) 1.128 0.700 1.812 5.304 2.210 12.728 **
Wealth tirtiles (Ref = Low)
 Middle 0.543 0.299 0.986 * 0.946 0.396 2.256
 High 0.658 0.365 1.188 0.636 0.253 1.596
Viral load (Detected) 1.195 0.699 2.044 1.066 0.481 2.363
Length of ART tirtiles (Ref = 3–62 months)
 63–104 0.706 0.384 1.296 1.202 0.477 3.028
 105–191 0.510 0.267 0.974 * 1.074 0.405 2.843
History of disease 1.871 1.005 3.480 * 0.983 0.406 2.379
QoL tirtiles (Ref = Low)
 Middle 1.275 0.692 2.349 0.671 0.252 1.782
 High 1.447 0.752 2.785 1.441 0.566 3.669
Oral Health QoL tirtiles (Ref = Low)
 Middle 0.657 0.346 1.251 1.702 0.672 4.312
 High 1.121 0.586 2.144 0.959 0.342 2.688
Dietary diversity (Ref = 0–4 groups)
 5–7 groups 1.094 0.670 1.787 0.599 0.284 1.261

*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01