Table 4.
Factors associated with undernutrition in multiple logistic analysis of flactating women (N = 410).
| Variables | Categories | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of mothers | 17–25 years | 3.16 (1.06, 9.44)∗ | 4.12 (1.25, 13.63)∗ |
| 26–35 years | 1.11 (0.36, 3.40) | 1.50 (0.45, 4.93) | |
| 36–49 years | 1 | 1 | |
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| Residence | Rural | 2.83 (1.31, 6.14)∗ | 2.32 (0.94, 5.74) |
| Urban | 1 | 1 | |
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| ANC category | No ANC | 3.03 (1.59, 5.77)∗ | 2.90 (1.43, 5.86)∗ |
| <4 times | 1.57 (0.86, 2.89) | 1.45 (0.75, 2.81) | |
| ≥4 times | 1 | 1 | |
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| Age of breastfeeding child | ≤12 months | 1 | 1 |
| >12 months | 1.55 (0.95, 2.52) | 1.53 (0.89, 2.63) | |
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| Dietary diversity score | <5 | 3.20 (1.90, 5.42)∗ | 2.42 (1.35, 4.36)∗ |
| ≥5 | 1 | 1 | |
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| HFIAS category | Food secure | 1 | 1 |
| Food insecure | 1.90 (1.02, 3.52)∗ | 1.46 (0.74, 2.88) | |
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| Gravidity | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2–4 | 0.81 (0.49, 1.34) | 1.65 (0.89, 3.03) | |
| ≥5 | 4.44 (1.70, 11.62)∗ | 2.05 (0.56, 7.45) | |
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| Wealth index | 1st quantile | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd quantile | 1.48 (0.85, 2.58) | 0.96 (0.49, 1.88) | |
| 3rd quantile | 0.60 (0.32, 1.14) | 0.47 (0.23, 0.98)∗ | |
∗ p value <0.05.