Table 6 Logistic regression model showing risk factors of malnutrition
Variables | N | Prevalence of malnutrition (n) | Bivariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR | P value | |||
Altitude | ||||||
Highland | 423 | 32.4 (137) | Reference | Reference | ||
Lowland | 405 | 37.3 (151) | 1.24 (0.93–1.65) | 0. 14 | 1.18 (0.87–1.59) | 0.30 |
Age group | ||||||
10–14 | 197 | 27.9 (55) | Reference | Reference | ||
5–9 | 342 | 21.1 (72) | 0.69 (0.46–1.04) | 0.07 | 0.68 (0.45–1.03) | 0.07 |
< 5 | 289 | 55.7 (161) | 3.22 (2.18–4.75) | < 0.001* | 3.09 (2.08–4.6) | < 0.001* |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 434 | 31.3 (136) | Reference | Reference | ||
Male | 394 | 38.6 (152) | 1.38 (1.03–1.83) | 0.0291* | 1.22 (0.90–1.65) | 0.20 |
Level of education | ||||||
No formal | 44 | 29.5 (13) | Reference | |||
Primary | 392 | 33.2 (130) | 1.18 (0.59–2.34) | 0.63 | – | – |
Secondary | 267 | 36.7 (98) | 1.38 (0.69–2.77) | 0.35 | – | – |
Tertiary | 48 | 43.8 (21) | 1.85 (0.78–4.40) | 0.16 | – | – |
Marital status of parent/guardian | ||||||
Married | 611 | 34.5 (211) | Reference | |||
Single | 201 | 37.8 (76) | 1.08 (0.77–1.50) | 0.66 | – | – |
Fever in the past 2 days | ||||||
No | 650 | 35.4 (230) | Reference | |||
Yes | 155 | 31.6 (49) | 0.85 (0.59–1.24) | 0.41 | – | – |
Malaria status | ||||||
Negative | 483 | 35.6 (172) | Reference | |||
Positive | 345 | 33.6 (116) | 0.87 (0.63–1.19) | 0.38 | – | – |
Anaemia status | ||||||
Negative | 363 | 32.2 (117) | Reference | Reference | ||
Positive | 465 | 36.8 (171) | 1.22 (0.92–1.63) | 0.17 | 1.06 (0.77–1.45) | 0.73 |