Table 4.

Prevalence of wasting and its odds ratio.

Independent variables			Wasting (N = 173)
			Yes	No	Total	OR (95% CI)	p-Value
Wealth Index	Poor		9	59	68	1	–
	Middle		2	33	35	0.397 (0.08–1.95)	0.255
	Rich		6	62	68	0.634 (0.21–1.89)	0.414
	Unknown				2
Household assets	Radio	Yes	5	16	21	0.299 (0.09–0.95)	0.048*
		No	13	139	152
	Mobile phone	Yes	6	83	89	2.3 (0.82–6.45)	0.13
		No	12	72	84
	Rice mill	Yes	1	18	19	2.10 (0.26–16.8)	0.7
		No	16	137	153
		Unknown			1
Non-timber forest products	<3 types		9	62	71	1
	4–7 types		9	87	96	0.71 (0.27–1.89)	0.48
	>7 types		0	4	4	0 (0)	0.99
	Unknown				2
	Gather insects	Yes	4	62	66	0.42 (0.32–1.33)	0.2
		No	14	91	105
		Unknown			2
	Gather ant eggs	Yes	1	10	11	0.84 (0.1–6.98)	0.87
		No	17	143	160
		Unknown			2
HDDS	<3 Low		1	24	25	1
	4–6 Medium		9	70	79	3.08 (0.37–25.6)	0.29
	7–9 Good		7	53	60	3.17 (0.36–27.2)	0.29
	10–12 well		1	8	9	3.00 (0.17–53.7)	0.45
HDDS1	Cereal group	Yes	16	116	155	2.69 (0.59–12.2)	0.24
		No	2	39	18
HDDS2	White roots and tubers group	Yes	14	94	108	2.27 (0.71–7.22)	0.2
		No	4	61	65
HDD12	Spices, condiments and pre-packed foods	Yes	14	126	140	0.80 (0.25–2.62)	0.75
		No	4	29	33
FIES	Food security		2	15	17	1	-
	Mild		8	45	53	1.33 (0.26–6.98)	0.73
	Moderate		6	62	68	0.72 (0.13–3.96)	0.71
	Severe		2	33	53	0.46 (0.06–3.54)	0.45
MDDS-Children	<4 food groups		8	73	81	1
	≥ 4 food groups		10	82	92	0.89 (0.33–2.39)	0.831
Breastfeeding the first one hour		Yes	16	144	13	0.61 (0.12–3.00)	0.62
		No	2	11	160
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months	Yes	Yes	0	11	11	0.92 (0.88–0.97)	0.6
		No	18	143	161
		Unknown			1
First time introduction supplementary foods after birth	≥1 Month and <6 months		4	52	56	1
	<7 Days		4	51	55	1.02 (0.24–4.29)	0.97
	≥1 week and <1 month		5	23	28	2.83 (0.69–11.5)	0.15
	Don’t know		5	29	34
Child diseases last two weeks	Diarrhea	Yes	6	29	35	2.58 (0.83–8.05)	0.10
		No	8	100	108
		Unknown			30
	Fever	Yes	4	52	56	0.56 (0.16–1.91)	0.40
		No	10	74	84
		Unknown			33
	Cough and respiratory issue	Yes	2	17	19	1.03 (0.21–5.07)	0.96
		No	12	106	118
		unknown			36
Malaria last year	Normal		5	79	84	1
	Malaria		9	52	61	2.73 (0.89–8.62)	0.086
	Don’t know		4	24	28

*P < 0.05. HDDS: household dietary diversity score. FIES: food insecurity experience scale. MDDS-Children: minimum dietary diversity score for children.