Table 3 Household risk factors for SAM, Mao health district, February–August 2017
Characteristic | Cases (%) | Controls (%) | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recent morbidity in the household | 42 (30.7) | 59 (21.5) | 1.66 (1.0–2.7) |  |  |
MUAC of mother/caretaker < 220 mm | 19 (13.9) | 14 (5.1) | 3.0 (1.4–6.1) | 2.6 (1.2–5.5) | 0.015 |
Early pregnancy ≤18 years | 29 (21.2) | 33 (12.0) | 1.9 (1.1–3.2) |  |  |
Hand washing behaviour score, mean (SD) | 6.8 (1.0) | 7.0 (0.9) | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) |  |  |
Not washing hands after defecation/using toilet | 74 (54.0) | 110 (40.2) | 1.8 (1.2–2.8) | 1.9 (1.2–3.1) | 0.009 |
Absence of toilet in the household | 78 (56.9) | 129 (47.1) | 2.3 (1.2–4.1) | 1.9 (1.1–3.6) | 0.046 |
Destination of child’s faeces, outside the house | 117 (85.4) | 216 (78.8) | 1.9 (1.0–3.8) |  |  |
Monthly hygiene expenses < 2000 FCFA | 66 (48.2) | 99 (36.1) | 2.0 (1.2–3.4) |  |  |
Marriage status of caretaker /lives alone | 9 (6.6) | 3 (1.1) | 6.0 (1.6–22.1) | 7.7 (2.0–30.1) | 0.003 |
Caretaker did not attend any school | 18 (13.1) | 18 (6.6) | 2.9 (1.2–6.6) |  |  |
Monthly financial resources < 35.000 FCFA | 75 (54.7) | 123 (44.9) | 1.5 (0.9–2.3) |  |  |
Food insecurity | 46 (33.6) | 63 (23.0) | 1.9 (1.1–3.1) |  |  |
Household Food Diversity Score ≤ 6 | 64 (46.7) | 100 (36.5) | 1.9 (1.1–3.2) | 1.8 (1.0–3.1) | 0.041 |