Table 3.
Variables | Category | Index Cases No (%) | Reference Cases No (%) | COR (95% CI) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 99(60.4%) | 92(56.1%) | 1 | |
Female | 65(39.6%) | 72(43.9%) | 0.98(0.625, 1.539) | 0.932 | |
Maternal age in a year | 15–24 | 89(54.3%) | 85(51.8%) | 4.62(1.903, 11.235) | 0.01 |
25–34 | 71(43.3%) | 58(35.4%) | 2.70(1.85, 6.149) | 0.05 | |
≥35 | 4(2.4%) | 21(12.8%) | 1 | ||
Residence | Urban | 151(92.1%) | 135(82.3%) | 1 | |
Rural | 13(7.9%) | 29(17.7%) | 0.724(0.377, 1.39) | 0.332 | |
Mother’s educational status | No education | 79(48.2%) | 87(53.1%) | 1 | |
Primary | 61(37.2%) | 41(25.0%) | 1.77(0.74, 4.21) | 0.20 | |
Secondary | 15(9.1%) | 22(13.4%) | 1.65(0.69, 3.97) | 0.25 | |
Higher | 9(5.5%) | 14(8.5%) | 1.36(0.47, 3.90) | 0.57 | |
House hold monthly income in ETB | ≤500 | 128(78.1%) | 114(69.5%) | 1 | |
501–1000 | 29(17.7%) | 41(25%) | 1.75(1.03, 2.99) | 0.04 | |
≥1000 | 7(4.2%) | 9(5.5%) | 0.88(0.43, 1.54) | 0.68 | |
Alive children within the family | 1 | 25(15.2%) | 23(14%) | 1 | |
2–4 | 109(66.5%) | 98(59.8%) | 2.70(1.58, 4.63) | 0.15 | |
≥ 5 | 30(18.3%) | 43(26.2%) | 2.26(1.10, 4.54) | 0.17 | |
Birth order of the child | 1st | 27(16.5%) | 89(54.3%) | 1 | |
2nd - 4th | 92(56.1%) | 52(31.7%) | 1.29 (0.83, 2.14) | 0.25 | |
≥ 5th | 45(27.4%) | 23(14%) | 1.01 (0.67, 1.62) | 0.79 |