Table 1 Factors associated with wasting and underweight among children aged 6–59 months at Sodo Zuria district, Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia, June 2017 (n = 342)
Explanatory variables | Under weight | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Child sex | ||||
Male | 9 | 124 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Female | 40 | 169 | 1.8 (1.3–2.7)* | 1.6 (0.7–1.3) |
Paternal formal education | ||||
Yes | 29 | 82 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
No | 33 | 111 | 2.8 (2.3–3.9)* | 5.4 (2.5–9.1)* |
Ownership of livestock | ||||
Yes | 41 | 193 | 1.0 | |
No | 8 | 100 | 1.4 (1.1–1.9) | |
Place of delivery | ||||
Health facility | 39 | 233 | 1.0 | |
Home | 10 | 60 | 0.6 (0.4–0.9)* | |
Availability of latrine | ||||
Yes | 41 | 208 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
No | 8 | 85 | 1.6 (2.1–4.5) | 1.7 (0.5–1.6) |
Fed pre-lactation feeding | ||||
No | 39 | 262 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Yes | 10 | 31 | 2.9 (2.3–6.1) | 0.6 (0.9–2.6) |
Diarrheal morbidity in the last 2 weeks | ||||
No | 29 | 224 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Yes | 20 | 175 | 2.3 (2.1–3.8)* | 2.8 (1.8–4.4)* |
Explanatory variables | Wasting | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Child sex | ||||
Male | 17 | 143 | 143 | 3.2 (1.9–5.3)* |
Female | 21 | 161 | 161 | 1.0 |
Age at complementary feeding started (in months) | ||||
≥ 6 | 33 | 225 | 225 | 1.0 |
< 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2.2 (1.8–3.9)* |
Immunization | ||||
Yes | 34 | 293 | 293 | 1.0 |
No | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1.7 (0.8–3.8) |
Ever use of family planning | ||||
Yes | 18 | 152 | 152 | 1.0 |
No | 20 | 152 | 152 | 1.7 (0.6–2.1) |
Initiation of breast feeding | ||||
Within 1 h of delivery | 24 | 204 | 204 | 1.0 |
After 1 h of delivery | 14 | 100 | 100 | 1.6 (0.7–5.3) |
Pre-lactation feeding | ||||
No | 35 | 266 | 266 | 1.0 |
Yes | 3 | 38 | 38 | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) |
Availability of latrine | ||||
Yes | 20 | 239 | 239 | 1.0 |
No | 18 | 75 | 75 | 1.5 (0.8–2.2) |
Diarrheal morbidity in the last 2 weeks | ||||
No | 17 | 236 | 236 | 1.0 |
Yes | 21 | 68 | 68 | 2.8 (2.2–7.4)* |