Table 5.

Multivariate associations between women's empowerment in agriculture and nutritional status among children 6–59 months of age in rural Gedeo, August 2019

A-WEAI	Stunting	Wasting
	AOR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)
Overall A-WEAI 5DE
Empowered	1	1
Disempowered	0⋅71 (0⋅16, 3⋅27)	0⋅87 (0⋅14, 5⋅42)
Input into production decisions
Empowered	1	1
Disempowered	8⋅85 (3⋅66, 21⋅39)*	0⋅16 (0⋅05, 0⋅48)*
Resources
Empowered	1	1
Disempowered	0⋅84(0⋅43, 1⋅67)	0⋅72 (0⋅33, 1⋅54)
Control over use of income
Empowered	1	1
Disempowered	0⋅35 (0⋅16, 0⋅75)*	2⋅17 (0⋅95, 4⋅96)
Group membership (Leadership)
Empowered	1	1
Disempowered	1⋅34 (0⋅69, 2⋅59)	0⋅48 (0⋅22, 1⋅04)
Time (Workload/Leisure)
Empowered	1	1
Disempowered	1⋅06 (0⋅39, 2⋅81)	1⋅83 (0⋅62, 5⋅46)
HH Food Insecurity
Yes	1	1
No	0⋅97 (0⋅34, 2⋅77)	2⋅16 (0⋅65, 7⋅19)
Dietary Diversity Score
Inadequate (<4 DDS)	1	1
Adequate (>=4 DDS)	0⋅72 (0⋅37, 1⋅41)	0⋅69 (0⋅32, 1⋅49)
Access to safe water
No	1	1
Yes	0⋅66 (0⋅34, 1⋅31)	2. 87 (1⋅29, 6⋅35)
Livestock density Score
≤1	1	1
2–3	0⋅38 (0⋅18, 0⋅80)*	2⋅03 (0⋅88, 4⋅69)
4+	0⋅62 (0⋅24, 1⋅57)	0⋅75 (0⋅28, 2⋅01)
Child age
6–11⋅9	1	1
12–17⋅9	2⋅08 (0⋅89, 4⋅79)	1⋅47 (0⋅54, 3. 97)
18–23⋅9	1⋅45 (0⋅73, 2⋅89)	0⋅69 (0⋅31, 1⋅40)
24–59	0⋅76 (0⋅24, 2⋅41)	0⋅87 (0⋅24, 3⋅15)
Child sex
Male	1	1
Female	0⋅93 (0⋅52, 1⋅67)	0⋅53 (0⋅27, 1⋅01)

^*Indicates P-value less than 0⋅05. Multivariate logistic regression indicates the association of nutritional status in children and A-WEAI indicators as well as other child and maternal characteristics. Empowerment in input into production decisions, control over use of income and livestock density were associated with stunting, while input into production decisions was the only variable associated with child wasting.