Table 5.
Table Showing Sociodemographic Characteristic of Cases and Controls
| Variables | Category | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | Sig. | COR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of the child | <12 months | 19 (31.6) | 29 (24) | 0.549 | 1 |
| 12–59 months | 31 (51.6) | 67 (56) | 0.343 | 1.416 | |
| 60–168 months | 10 (16.6) | 24 (20) | 0.344 | 1.572 | |
| Sex of the child | Male | 34 (57) | 51 (42.5) | 0.073 | 1.333 |
| Female | 26 (43) | 69 (57.5) | 0.741 | 0.848 | |
| Family’s ethnic group | Oromo | 49 (82) | 109 (91) | 0.199 | 0.522 |
| Somali | 11 (18) | 11 (9) | 0.880 | 1 | |
| Marital Status of mother/care giver | Married | 45 (75) | 104 (82) | 0.442 | 1 |
| Divorced | 5 (8.4) | 6 (5) | 0.685 | 0.720 | |
| Widow | 6 (10) | 4 (3) | 0.599 | 0.696 | |
| Single | 4 (6.6) | 6 (5) | 0.119 | 0.341 | |
| Religion of mother/care giver | Muslim | 60 (100) | 120 (100) | ||
| Occupation of the mother/care giver | Pastoralist | 41 (68) | 68 (57) | 0.118 | 1 |
| Farmer | 15 (25) | 35 (29) | 0.147 | 1.719 | |
| Housewife | 4 (7) | 17 (14) | 0.109 | 6.136 | |
| Family size | <4 | 33 (55) | 73 (61) | 1 | |
| >5 | 27 (45) | 47 (39) | 0.478 | 0.782 | |
| Educational status of the mother/care giver | No formal education | 41 (68) | 60 (50) | 0.118 | 1 |
| Primary 1–8 | 18 (30) | 52 (43) | 0.147 | 1.719 | |
| Secondary 9–12 | 1 (2) | 8 (7) | 0.109 | 6.136 |