Table 5.

Predictors of childhood wasting in Bale Robe Town, Ethiopia, 2020 (n 597)

Variables	Employed		COR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)	P-value	Unemployed		COR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)	P-value
	Not wasted	Wasted				Not wasted	Wasted
Maternal age
19–24	67	19	1	1		82	8	1	1
25–29	77	23	1⋅05(0⋅53–2⋅10)	1⋅14(0⋅50–2⋅61)	0⋅748	54	10	1⋅90(0⋅71–5⋅11)	1⋅71(0⋅61–4⋅81)	0⋅307
30–34	39	11	1⋅00(0⋅43–2⋅31)	0⋅51(0⋅18–1⋅49)	0⋅220	57	4	0⋅72(0⋅21–2⋅50)	0⋅64(0⋅18–2⋅31)	0⋅494
≥35	45	12	1⋅06(0⋅42–2⋅13)	1⋅03(0⋅39–2⋅71)	0⋅956	75	14	1⋅91(0⋅76–4⋅82)	1⋅51(0⋅57–3⋅99)	0⋅406
Sex
Male	108	43	1	1		119	22	1	1
Female	120	22	0⋅46(0⋅26–0⋅82)	0⋅44(0⋅22–0⋅87)	0⋅017	149	14	0⋅51(0⋅25–1⋅04)	0⋅49(0⋅23–1⋅03)	0⋅061
Family size
<5	152	48	1	1		116	11	1	1
≥5	76	17	0⋅71(0⋅38–1⋅31)	0⋅69(0⋅32–1⋅50)	0⋅349	152	25	1⋅73(0⋅82–3⋅67)	1⋅70(0⋅77–3⋅73)	0⋅189
Wealth status
Poor	60	30	1	1		93	14	1	1
Medium	76	20	0⋅06(0⋅27–1⋅02)	0⋅53(0⋅24–1⋅15)	0⋅108	99	7	0⋅47(0⋅18–1⋅22)	0⋅53(0⋅20–1⋅41)	0⋅202
Rich	92	15	0⋅002(0⋅16–0⋅66)	0⋅40(0⋅18–0⋅90)	0⋅027	76	15	1⋅31(0⋅60–2⋅89)	1⋅64(0⋅71–3⋅81)	0⋅249
Handwashing at critical times
No	33	25	1	1		146	26	1	1
Yes	195	40	0⋅46(0⋅21–0⋅99)	0⋅47(0⋅22–0⋅97)	0⋅042	122	10	0⋅27(0⋅15–0⋅50)	0⋅45(0⋅20–1⋅02)	0⋅056
Minimum meal frequency
Unmet	54	22	1	1		69	10	1	1
Met	174	43	0⋅61(0⋅33–0⋅10)	0⋅19(0⋅03–1⋅37)	0⋅099	199	26	0⋅90(0⋅41–1⋅97)	1⋅07(0⋅11–10⋅76)	0⋅956
Minimum diet diversity
Unmet	20	28	1	1		31	6	1	1
Met	208	37	0⋅13(0⋅07–0⋅25)	0⋅06(0⋅01–0⋅40)	0⋅004	237	30	0⋅65(0⋅25–1⋅70)	1⋅59(0⋅14–17⋅83)	0⋅706
Minimum acceptable diet
Unmet	72	43	1	1		94	15	1	1
Met	156	22	0⋅25(0⋅13–0⋅42)	3⋅14(0⋅37–26⋅84)	0⋅296	174	21	0⋅76(0⋅0⋅37–1⋅54)	0⋅56(0⋅04–7⋅39)	0⋅660
Household food security status
Secure	128	15	1	1		39	19	1	1
Insecure	100	50	4⋅27 (1⋅74–5⋅79)	2⋅94(1⋅43–6⋅03)	0⋅003	229	17	6⋅56(0⋅53–7⋅63)	2⋅21(0⋅70–6⋅94)	0⋅174