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Table 2 Multivariate analysis of selected variables associated factor for malnutrition in HIV/AIDS infected children on HIV-care who had followed up in three public Hospitals, northwest, Ethiopia

From: Magnitude of malnutrition and associated factors among HIV infected children attending HIV-care in three public hospitals in East and West Gojjam Zones, Amhara, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2017: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Malnutrition

COR 95% CI

AOR 95% CI

Yes

No

Sex of the child

Male

126 (60.2)

60 (32.3)

1.89 (1.24, 2.87)

2.37 (1.34, 4.20)

Female

98 (52.7%)

88 (47.3)

1

1

Age of child (years)

2–5

52 (96.3%)

2 (3.7%)

1

1

5–10

72 (48.3%)

77 (51.7%)

0.04 (0.01, 0.15)

0.04 (0.01, 0.21)

10–15

100 (59.2%)

69 (40.8%)

0.06 (0.01, 024)

0.05 (0.01, 0.25)

Dietary diversity

Good

110 (62.5%)

66 (37.5%)

1

1

Fair/poor

114 (58.2%)

82 (41.8%)

1.20 (0.79, 1.82)

0.47 (0.26, 0.86)

Presences of co morbidity disease

Yes

39 (53.4%)

34 (46.6%)

0.70 (0.42, 1.18)

0.34 (0.15, 0.80)

No

185 (61.9%)

114 (38.1%)

1

1

Diarrhea

Yes

58 (65.9%)

30 (34.1%)

1.37 (0.80, 2.27)

3.30 (1.41, 7.72)

No

166 (58.5%)

118 (45.5%)

1

1

Ulcer of oral

Yes

109 (61.6%)

68 (58.4%)

1.12 (0.74, 1.69)

2.30 (1.41, 7.60)

No

115 (59%)

80 (41%)

1

1

Hospital admission

Yes

40 (58%)

29 (42%)

1.12 (0.66, 1.91)

0.34 (0.13, 0.84)

No

184 (60.7%)

119 (39.3%)

1

1