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Table 4 Association of socioe-conomic and socio-demographic factors factors with undernutrition and anaemia among children in Abchikeli and Ayalew Mekonnen Elementary Schools, northwest Ethiopia, February and March 2010

From: Prevalence and factors associated with undernutrition and anaemia among school children in Durbete Town, northwest Ethiopia

  

Undernutrition

 

Anaemia

 

Variables

Categories

Yes

No

AOR [95 % CI]a

Yes

No

AOR [95 % CI]a

Family

1 to 3

74

133

-

20

187

-

Size

4-6

33

90

0.78 [0.45, 1.35]

13

110

0.61 [0.25, 1.48]

 

≥7

17

37

0.94 [0.44, 1.99]

8

146

0.93 [0.32, 2.72]

Fathers

Literate

66

116

-

17

165

-

education

Illiterateb

58

144

0.88 [0.39, 1.99]

24

178

0.90 [0.29, 2.75]

Mothers

Literate

55

88

-

11

132

-

education

Illiterateb

69

172

1.33 [0.55, 3.22]

30

211

0.87 [0.22, 345]

Drinking

Tap

55

76

-

5

126

-

water

Well

42

106

0.64 [0.21, 1.97]

26

122

0.91 [0.05, 15.33

sources

River/spring

27

78

0.27 [0.02, 3.85]

10

95

0.68 [0.02, 23.08]

Hand

Yes

113

248

-

33

328

-

washing±

No

11

12

2.62 [1.02, 6.72]

8

15

2.73 [0.90, 8.24]

Shoe

Yes

34

52

-

1

85

-

Wearing

No

90

208

1.09 [0.52, 2.29]

40

258

5.91 [0.41, 85.95]

Presence

Yes

62

89

-

8

143

-

of latrine

No

62

171

0.60 [0.22, 1.64]

33

200

0.30 [0.04, 2.07]

House

Cement

11

10

-

2

19

-

Floor

Earthen

113

250

1.79 [0.54, 5.96]

39

324

4.13 [0.09, 195.52]

Residence

Urban

57

80

-

6

131

-

 

Rural

67

180

1.19 [0.33, 4.36]

63

212

0.11 [0.00, 3.03]

Grade

1 to 3

89

190

-

24

255

-

 

4 to 6

35

70

1.57 [0.81, 3.07]

17

88

2.23 [0.82, 6.10]

Religion

Christian

117

249

-

39

327

-

 

Muslim

7

11

0.40 [0.09, 1.82]

2

16

0.61 [0.02, 15.63]

  1. AORa (adjusted odds ratio): adjusted for age, sex, helminth infection, education status of parents, grade level of the children, house floor nature, presence of latrine, hand washing habit before eating, drinking water source, place of residence and religious status: based on two (for anaemia and undernutrition) independent multivariable regression models
  2. Illiterateb: Can not read and write
  3. Hand washing±: hand washing habit before eating
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