Research Article

Nutritional Status and Intestinal Parasite in School Age Children: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Predictors of underweight in school age children ().

VariableUnderweightCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI) value
Yes No

Sex0.79 [0.62–0.92]0.61 [0.47–0.78]<0.01
 Female 253899
 Male 331889

Latrine0.61 [0.5–0.76]0.64 [0.48–0.85]<0.01
 Available 4031402
 Not available 181386

Age0.26 [0.2–0.32]0.21 [0.16–0.28]<0.01
13116878
 <13 468910

Intestinal parasitic infection 3.34 [2.65–4.22]2.67 [2–3.55]<0.01
 Yes 471992
 No 113796

Family size19 [14.98–24.11]23 [17.67–30.02]<0.01
 >4407193
41771595