Table 3 Factors associated with underweight, Damot Gale, 2016
Characteristics | Categories | Underweight | COR at 95% | AOR 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (N, %) | Yes (N, %) | ||||
sex | Female | 181(62.8) | 46(41.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Male | 107(37.2) | 64(58.2) | 2.35(1.75–3.15)* | 1.9 (1.10–3.32)** | |
Birth interval (in month) | First birth | 47(16.3) | 9(8.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
<24 | 56(19.4) | 71(64.5) | 6.62 (3.93–11.13) | 2.89(1.23–6.80)** | |
24–35 | 88(30.6) | 19(17.3) | 1 .12 (.63–1.98) | 0.77(0.31–1.89) | |
36–47 | 56(19.4) | 5(4.5) | 0.46(0.21–0.99)* | 0.38 (0.10–1.36) | |
48 & more | 41(14.3) | 6(5.5) | 0.76(0.36–1.58) | 0.64(0.19–2.12) | |
Health status | Always sick | 11(3.9) | 9(8.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Sometimes sick | 80(27.7) | 28(25.5) | 0.42 (0.22–0 .81)* | 0.30(0.10–0 .93)** | |
Healthy | 197(68.4) | 73(66.4) | 0.45 (0.24–0.82)* | 0.37 (0.13–1.05) | |
ANC | No | 69(24.0) | 72(65.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 219(76.0) | 38(34.5) | 0.16 (0.12–0 .22)* | 0.29 (0.16–0 .52)** | |