Table 7 Predictors of poor nutritional status of children from the Africa RISING project in northern Ghana in 2012

Sex of child

0.21

 Female

0.54

0.20

1.43

 Male

1.00

Age of child (months)

0.91

 0–5

2.22

0.14

34.82

 6–11

1.40

0.19

10.63

 12–23

1.17

0.20

6.92

 24–35

1.12

0.26

4.83

 36–47

0.58

0.12

2.84

 48–59

1.00

Sex of household head

0.05

 Female

5.34

0.97

29.45

 Male

1.00

Age group (years)

0.46

 15–19

0.13

0.01

2.52

 20–29

1.10

0.20

5.90

 30–39

1.49

0.30

7.33

 40–49

2.46

0.29

20.88

 ≥50

1.00

Household size

0.81

 ≤5

1.54

0.35

6.93

 6–10

1.41

0.42

4.69

 >10

1.00

Region

0.13

 Northern

6.93

1.05

45.50

 Upper East

2.53

0.58

10.98

 Upper West

1.00

Marital status

0.29

 Unmarried

0.42

0.08

2.09

 Married

1.00

Educational level

0.77

 None

0.84

0.26

2.73

 Primary and above

1.00

Occupation

0.03*

 Farming

4.15

1.17

14.67

 Trading

1.00

Income (GH¢)

0.74

 <100

0.16

0.00

5.82

 101–300

0.14

0.00

5.28

 301–500

0.08

0.00

12.55

 >500

1.00

Primary source of obtaining food

0.99

 Own production

0.84

0.25

2.85

 Purchases

0.06

0.06

7.34

 Own production + purchases

1.00

Feeding frequency

0.60

 Once

0.02

0.00

25.32

 Twice

0.93

0.22

3.84

 Thrice

1.00

Body mass index (BMI)

0.34

 Underweight

4.51

0.52

38.85

 Normal

1.26

0.31

5.14

 Overweight/obese

1.00