Table 6.
Determinants of wasting among children aged 6–59 months in Meket district, North Wollo zone, North-East Ethiopia, January 2020 (n=327)
| Variable | Categories | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
| Number of children under 5 years of age in households | <2 | 9 (8.2%) | 32 (14.7%) | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 38 (34.9%) | 78 (35.8%) | 1.73 (0.74 to 6.30) | 2.35 (0.93 to 4.87) | |
| ≥3 | 62 (56.9%) | 108 (49.5%) | 2.04 (1.05 to 6.01) | 1.96 (0.74 to 5.89) | |
| Maternal decision-making on use of household money | Yes | 35 (32.1%) | 106 (48.6%) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 74 (67.9% | 112 (51.4%) | 2.01 (1.68 to 4.51) | 3.04 (1.08 to 7.83)* | |
| Complementary feeding started | At 6 months | 59 (54.1%) | 171 (78.4%) | 1 | 1 |
| Before or >6 months | 50 (45.9%) | 47 (21.6%) | 3.08 (1.13 to 8.49) | 3.02 (1.097 to 6.97)* | |
| Dietary diversity score (food groups) | <4 | 91 (83.5%) | 129 (59.2%) | 3.47 (1.36 to 4.87) | 2.64 (1.64 to 5.23) * |
| ≥4 | 18 (16.5%) | 89 (40.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Frequency of complementary feeding | ≤2 times | 51 (46.8%) | 46 (21.1%) | 3.29 (1.62 to 6.87) | 6.68 (3.6 to 11.25)* |
| 3–5 times | 58 (53.2%) | 172 (78.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Immunised | Yes | 93 (85.3%) | 174 (79.8%) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 16 (14.7%) | 44 (20.2%) | 1.47 (1.05 to 3.97) | 1.19 (0.74 to 3.01) | |
| Knowing and practising critical handwashing time | Yes | 40 (36.7%) | 122 (56.0%) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 69 (63.3%) | 96 (44.0%) | 2.19 (1.19 to 2.571) | 1.46 (0.57 to 1.84) | |
| Households water consumption per day, litres | <40 | 37 (34.0%) | 54 (24.8%) | 1.64 (1.28 to 2.99) | 0.41 (0.91 to 1.87) |
| 40–50 | 41 (37.6%) | 90 (41.3%) | 1.09 (1.31 to 2.97) | 1.21 (0.56 to 2.63) | |
| >50 | 31 (28.4%) | 74 (33.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
| ARI | Yes | 37 (33.9%) | 35 (16.1%) | 2.69 (1.93 to 9.73) | 2.21 (1.07 to 7.86)* |
| No | 72 (66.1%) | 183 (83.9%) | 1 | 1 |
*Variable significant at p<0.05, 1 = reference, n=frequency.
AOR, adjusted odd ratio; ARI, acute respiratory infection; COR, crude odd ratio.