Table 6 |
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| Association of some socio-demographic variables with the nutritional status (BMI) of the study participants (n=400) in Samre Woreda from March-April, 2011 | ||||
| Nutritional status (BMI) | ||||
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Malnourished (<18.5 kg/m2) | Normal (≥18.5 kg/m2) | Crude OR (CI) | Adjusted OR (CI) |
| Educational status | No (%) | No (%) | ||
| Literate | 44 (11.2) | 109 (27.7) | 1 | |
| Illiterate | 56 (14.2) | 184 (46.8) | 0.8 (0.5,1.2) | __ |
| ANC visits | ||||
| ≤ 3 times | 45 (12.5) | 139 (38.5) | 1 (0.6,1.6) | 2.9 (1.2,7)* |
| > 3 times | 44 (12.2) | 133 (36.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Family size | ||||
| 2-4 persons | 43 (10.9) | 100 (25.4) | 1 | |
| ≥ 5 persons | 57 (14.5) | 193 (49.1) | 0.7 (0.4,1.1) | __ |
| Owner of radio | ||||
| Yes | 64 (16.3) | 165 (42) | 1 | |
| No | 36 (9.2) | 128 (32.6) | 0.7 (0.5,1.2) | __ |
| Age of BF child | ||||
| ≤ 12 months | 50 (12.7) | 215 (54.7) | 1 | 1 |
| > 12 months | 50 (12.7) | 78 (19.8) | 2.8 (1.7,4.4)** | 2.8 (1.4,5.8)** |
| Maternal age | ||||
| 17-30 | 69 (17.6) | 201 (51.1) | 1 | __ |
| 31-45 | 31 (7.9) | 92 (23.4) | 0.98 (0.6,1.6) | |
| Number of gravidity | ||||
| < 4 pregnancies | 56 (14.2) | 148 (37.7) | 1 | |
| ≥ 4 pregnancies | 44 (11.2) | 145 (36.9) | 0.8 (0.5,1.3) | __ |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 48 (12.2) | 146 (37.2) | 1 | |
| Rural | 52 (13.2) | 147 (37.4) | 1.1 (0.7,1.7) | __ |
| Number of meals/d | ||||
| < 3 meals | 26 (6.6) | 80 (20.4) | 0.9 (0.6,1.6) | |
| ≥ 3 meals | 74 (18.8) | 213 (54.2) | 1 | __ |
*P-value is significant at < 0.05.
**P-value is significant at < 0.01.
Haileslassie et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-28
