Risk Factors of Stunting and Wasting among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Household Food Insecurity of Jima Geneti District, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: An Observational Study
Table 3
Associated risk factors of stunting.
Variables
No. (%)
COR (CI)
AOR (CI)
Wealth status
High
98 (19.6)
1.0
1.0
Medium
176 (35.2)
1.7 (0.92, 3.11)
1.4 (0.71, 2.76)
Low
226 (45.2)
3.1 (1.52, 6.32)
2.5 (1.1, 5.55)
Child meal frequency/day
>=4
112 (22.4)
1.0
1.0
<=3
388 (77.6)
2.63 (1.65, 4.2)
0.75 (0.31, 1.8)
Child has breakfast
Yes
135 (27.0)
1.0
1.0
No
365 (73.0)
3.46 (2.14, 5.6)
2.04 (0.46, 3.8)
The child has a midmorning snack
Yes
259 (51.8)
1.0
1.0
No
241 (48.2)
1.88 (1.923, 3.2)
0.92 (0.46, 1.85)
The child has afternoon snacks
Yes
234 (46.8)
1.0
1.0
No
266 (74.2)
2.48 (1.6, 3.92)
1.46 (0.72, 2.96)
The child has bedtime snacks
Yes
137 (27.4)
1.0
1.0
No
363 (72.6)
1.89 (2.9, 3.86)
1.13 (0.46, 2.8)
When does the child eat his food?
Upon the child demands
320 (64.0)
1.0
1.0
When convenient for the mother
180 (36.0)
1.72 (1.02, 2.9)
0.73 (0.37, 1.44)
Did you restrict the child during his/her meal?
No
246 (49.2)
1.0
1.0
Yes
254 (50.8)
2.44 (1.52, 3.9)
1.16 (0.65, 2.08)
Did you pressure the child to eat his food?
No
251 (50.2)
1.0
1.0
Yes
249 (49.8)
1.82 (1.16, 2.9)
0.99 (0.55, 1.77)
Was food leftover in your home in the past 24 hrs day?
No
241 (48.2)
1.0
1.0
Yes
259 (51.8)
1.44 (0.91, 2.3)
1.6 (0.92, 2.8)
What do you do when food is leftover at home?
Give to the animal
268 (53.6)
1.0
Give to the child
232 (46.4)
1.06 (0.57, 1.96)
Does your child eat all types of food?
Yes
298 (59.6)
1.0
1.0
No
202 (40.4)
2.17 (1.35, 3.5)
1.6 (0.92, 2.8)
Dietary diversity scores
High dietary diversity
178 (35.6)
1.0
1.0
Low dietary diversity
322 (64.4)
5.69 (3.3, 9.94)
4.7 (2.5, 8.83)
COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; statistically significant differences were observed at ; 1 = references.
