Table 2 Individual risk factors of SAM, Mao health district, February–August 2017
Child characteristic | Cases (%) | Controls (%) | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, female | 80 (58.4) | 150 (54.7) | 4.9 (1.0–24.0) |  |  |
Diarrhoea in the last 15 days | 124 (90.5) | 86 (31.4) | 18.9 (19.2–39.1) | 10.7 (4.2–27.3) | 0.000 |
Fever in the last 15 days | 123 (89.8) | 104 (38.0) | 18.3 (8.5–39.8) | 8.4 (3.1–22.8) | 0.000 |
Cough in the last 15 days | 87 (56.9) | 67 (24.5) | 4.1 (2.6–6.5) |  |  |
Vomiting in the last 15 days | 75 (54.7) | 27 (9.0) | 12.6 (6.5–24.6) | 7.6 (3.0–19.7) | 0.000 |
Being stunted | 123 (89.8) | 175 (63.9) | 6.77 (3.3–13.8) | 5.3 (1.7–16.3) | 0.004 |
Non-exclusive breastfeeding | 120 (87.6) | 221 (80.7) | 1.9 (1.0–3.6) |  |  |
Complementary feeding at ≤6 months | 91 (66.4) | 155 (56.6) | 1.6 (1.0–2.5) |  |  |
Type of first complementary meal, family dish | 13 (9.5) | 14 (5.1) | 2. 1 (0.9–4.9) | 4.4 (1.0–19.6) | 0.050 |
Signs of traditional curing practices on a child | 60 (43.8) | 83 (30.3) | 2.0 (1.3–3.2) |  |  |