Table 3.

Results of bivariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis for undernutrition among school children in Mettu town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 392).

Variable	Nutritional status (n)		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Undernutrition	Normal
Age
5–10	78	114	3.21 (1.53–6.59)**	2.18 (1.02–4.83)*
11–16 (ref.)	50	150	1
Sex
Male	76	105	1.09 (00.82–2.81)	0.88 (0.16–1.91)
Female (ref.)	52	159	1
Maternal literacy
Literate	38	108	0.26 (0.91–0.34)**	0.13 (0.04–0.35)**
Illiterate (ref.)	90	156	1
Paternal literacy
Literate	55	122	2.14 (1.01–3.72)	1.27 (0.93–2.48)
Illiterate (ref.)	73	142	1
Maternal occupation
Employed	19	74	2.53 (1.08–5.91)**	1.67 (0.81–3.05)
Unemployed (ref.)	109	190	1
Paternal occupation
Employed	58	130	1.04 (0.72–2.68)	0.78 (0.38–1.61)
Unemployed (ref.)	70	134	1
Dirty finger nail
Yes	99	212	2.53 (1.18–4.13)	1.12 (0.06–2.17)
No (ref.)	29	52	1
Drinking water sources
Tap water (ref.)	71	112	1	2.18 (1.22–3.16)
Others (well, spring, river)	57	152	2.07 (1.45–2.71)
Shoe wearing habit
Yes	97	213	1.36 (0.97–1.62)	1.15 (1.02–1.99)
No (ref.)	31	51	1
Availability of latrine
Yes	94	195	1.25 (1.01–2.03)	1.44 (1.07–2.09)
No (ref.)	34	69	1
A. lumbricoides
Yes	68	61	1.09 (0.87–2.91)	0.87 (0.42–1.79)
No (ref.)	60	203	1
T. trichiura
Yes	70	39	0.49 (0.31–0.83)**	0.52 (0.30–0.91)*
No (ref.)	58	225	1
Hookworm
Yes	54	39	2.01 (1.37–2.67)	2.06 (1.18–3.09)
No (ref.)	74	225	1

COR crude odd ratio, AOR adjusted odd ratio.

**Statistically significant P < 0.01.

*Statistically significant P < 0.05.