Table 4.
Regression analysis of overweight and obesity among reproductive age group women with their educational status and other covariates in Ethiopia, (N = 2848)
| Respondent Characteristics | Overweight and Obese | Bivariate logistic regression | Multivariable logistic regression | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | ||
| Educational status | |||||
| No education | 72(5.8) | 1159(94.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Primary | 160(16.2) | 830(83.8) | 3.10(2.32,4.16) | 1.91(1.30,2.79) | 0.001 |
| Secondary | 96(26.7) | 269(73.3) | 5.75(4.12,8.02) | 1.90(1.16,3.12) | 0.011 |
| Higher | 97(37.0) | 165(63.0) | 9.46(6.70,13.37) | 2.11(1.18,3.76) | 0.012 |
| Respondents age | |||||
| 15–24 years old | 48(6.6) | 680(93.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| 25-34 years old | 216(16.5) | 1090(83.5) | 2.81(2.02,3.89) | 3.03(2.06,4.48) | < 0.001 |
| > =35 years old | 161(19.8) | 653(80.2) | 3.49(2.49,4.91) | 6.51(4.08,10.37) | < 0.001 |
| Religion | |||||
| Orthodox | 254(16.8) | 1262(83.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Catholic | 2(9.5) | 19(90.5) | 0.52(0.12,2.26) | 0.46(0.09,2.37) | 0.353 |
| Protestant | 55(8.8) | 568(91.2) | 0.48(0.35,0.66) | 0.72(0.48,1.07) | 0.105 |
| Muslim | 113(16.8) | 561(83.2) | 1.00(0.79,1.28) | 1.01(0.73, 1.39) | 0.977 |
| Others | 1(7.1) | 13(92.9) | 0.38(0.05,2.94) | 0.87(0.10,7.69) | 0.901 |
| Number of children | |||||
| None | 24(10) | 215(90) | 1 | 1 | |
| 1–3 | 299(18.3) | 1335(81.7) | 2.01(1.29,3.12) | 1.46(0.86,2.49) | 0.167 |
| > =4 | 102(10.5) | 873(89.5) | 1.05(0.66,1.67) | 1.496(0.78,2.89) | 0.229 |
| Type of current contraceptive use | |||||
| Traditional | 23(31.5) | 50(68.5) | 2.72(1.64,4.50) | 0.74(0.40,1.36) | 0.335 |
| Modern | 402(14.5) | 2373(85.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Respondents region | |||||
| Tigray | 22(6.7) | 308(93.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Afar | 16(22.9) | 54(77.1) | 4.15(2.05,8.40) | 2.06(0.90,4.71) | 0.087 |
| Amhara | 23(4.3) | 509(95.7) | 0.63(0.35,1.15) | 0.96(0.49,1.86) | 0.896 |
| Oromia | 33(9.1) | 330(90.9) | 1.40(0.80,2.45) | 2.29(1.21,4.35) | 0.011 |
| Somali | 5(31.2) | 11(68.8) | 6.36(2.03,19.94) | 4.88(1.30,18.31) | 0.019 |
| Benishangul | 26(12.6) | 181(87.4) | 2.01(1.11,3.65) | 4.05(2.04,8.07) | < 0.001 |
| SNNPR | 30(6.2) | 450(93.8) | 0.93(0.53,1.65) | 1.89(0.96,3.74) | 0.067 |
| Gambella | 22(11.5) | 170(88.5) | 1.81(0.98,3.37) | 1.54(0.77,3.09) | 0.227 |
| Harari | 51(34.9) | 95(65.1) | 7.52(4.34,13.03) | 3.10(1.62,5.92) | 0.001 |
| Addis Ababa | 147(41.5) | 207(58.5) | 9.94(6.14,16.09) | 2.54(1.46,4.39) | 0.001 |
| Dire Dawa | 50(31.6) | 108(68.4) | 6.48(3.75,11.20) | 2.28(1.21,4.29) | 0.011 |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 354(33.6) | 700(66.4) | 12.27(9.37,16.07) | 3.11(2.02,4.80) | < 0.001 |
| Rural | 71(4.0) | 1723(96.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Employment status | |||||
| Not employed | 174(14.0) | 1069(86.0) | 0.88(0.71,1.08) | 0.89(0.68,1.15) | 0.361 |
| Employed | 251(15.6%) | 1354(84.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Husband/partners educational status | |||||
| No education | 57(6.3) | 842(93.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Primary | 117(10.7) | 972(89.3) | 1.78(1.28,2.47) | 0.83(0.56,1.24) | 0.365 |
| Secondary | 124(26.7) | 341(73.3) | 5.37(3.83,7.53) | 1.00(0.63,1.59) | 0.999 |
| Higher | 127(32.2) | 268(67.8) | 7.00(4.98,9.85) | 1.11(0.67,1.84) | 0.697 |
| Wealth index | |||||
| Poor | 10(1.4) | 688(98.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Medium | 13(2.9) | 440(97.1) | 2.03(0.88,4.68) | 1.99(0.85,4.63) | 0.111 |
| Rich | 402(23.7) | 1295(76.3) | 21.36(11.33,40.27) | 4.82(2.40,9.71) | < 0.001 |
| Respondent chews Chat | |||||
| No | 423(14.9) | 2408(85.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 2(11.8) | 15(88.2) | 2.21(1.67,2.92) | 1.42(0.98,2.07) | 0.063 |
| Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | |||||
| Not at all | 267(11.3) | 2095(88.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Less than once a week | 111(30.9) | 248(69.1) | 3.51(2.72,4.54) | 1.03(0.73,1.46) | 0.853 |
| At least once a week | 47(37.0) | 80(63.0) | 4.61(3.15,6.76) | 1.08(.67,1.75) | 0.760 |
| Frequency of listening to radio | |||||
| Not at all | 185(10.9) | 1514(89.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Less than once a week | 95(17.1) | 459(82.9) | 1.69(1.30,2.22) | 0.63(0.45,0.89) | 0.008 |
| At least once a week | 145(24.4) | 450(75.6) | 2.64(2.07,3.36) | 0.85(0.61,1.17) | 0.320 |
| Frequency of watching television | |||||
| Not at all | 85(5.1) | 1572(94.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Less than once a week | 53(14.0) | 325(86.0) | 3.02(2.10,4.34) | 1.32(0.83,2.12) | 0.246 |
| At least once a week | 287(35.3) | 526(64.7) | 10.09(7.77,13.11) | 1.91(1.26,2.90) | 0.002 |
| Frequency of using internet | |||||
| Not at all | 351(13.1) | 2326(86.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Less than once a week | 16(42.1) | 22(57.9) | 4.82(2.51,9.27) | 1.33(0.62,2.86) | 0.461 |
| At least once a week | 32(44.4) | 40(55.6) | 5.30(3.29,8.55) | 1.89(1.06,3.36) | 0.031 |
| Almost every day | 26(42.6) | 35(54.7) | 4.92(2.93,8.28) | 1.28(0.68,2.43) | 0.449 |