Nutritional status of school-age children - A scenario of urban slums in India

Table 3 Univariate association of socio-economic factors with the malnutrition status of school-age children in urban slums of bareilly (UP), India, 2010-2011

Variable	Total	Malnourished	OR(95% CI)
*Sex of child*
Male	304	147	1
Female	219	131	1.59(1.12-2.26)
*Type of family*
Nuclear	143	39	1
Joint	380	239	4.52(2.96-6.90)
*Birth order*
≤2	198	69	1
> 2	325	209	3.37(2.33-4.88)
*Ever breastfed*
Yes	407	200	1
No	116	78	2.12(1.38-3.28)
*Mother's education*
> 6^th standard	324	125	1
≤ 6^th standard	199	152	5.15(3.46-7.65)
*Father's education*
> 6^th standard	412	207	1
≤ 6^th standard	111	71	1.76(1.14-2.71)
*Mother's occupation*
Nonworking	278	94	1
Working	245	184	6.10(4.16-8.97)
*Father's occupation*
Service/business	338	153	1
Laborers	185	125	2.52(1.73-3.67)

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