Effect of Deworming on Health Outcomes among Children Aged 12–59 Months in Tanzania: A Multilevel Mixed Effects Analysis
Table 3
Multilevel mixed effect logistic regression analysis of determinants of deworming on health outcomes (stunting, anemia, and underweight) among children aged 12–59 month in Tanzania.
Variables
Categories
Model I
Model II
Model III
AOR
95% CI
AOR
95% CI
AOR
95% CI
Child age (months)
12–23
1
24–35
0.89
[0.82–0.97]
0.89
[0.82–0.97]
36–47
0.88
[0.81–0.96]
0.88
[0.81–0.96]
48–59
0.94
[0.86–1.02]
0.94
[0.86–1.02]
Sex of child
Male
1
Female
1.01
[0.95–1.07]
Mothers age (years)
15–24
1.00
25–34
0.89
[0.81–0.97]
0.89
[0.81–0.97]
35–49
0.88
[0.79–0.99]
0.88
[0.79–0.98]
Mothers education level
No education
1
Primary education
0.81
[0.75–0.88]
0.83
[0.77–0.91]
Higher education
0.58
[0.49–0.68]
0.61
[0.52–0.72]
Type of toilet facility
Improved
1
Unimproved
1.38
[1.25–1.52]
1.18
[1.02–1.37]
Constant
0.67
[0.59–0.77]
Wealth quintile
Poor
1
Neutral
0.84
[0.78–0.91]
0.90
[0.80–1.01]
Rich
0.69
[0.62–0.76]
0.81
[0.70–0.93]
Type of place of residence
Urban
1
Rural
1.02
[0.91–1.14]
Water source
Improved
1
Unimproved
1.08
[1.01–1.16]
1.01
[0.92–1.11]
, , . AOR: adjusted odds ratio. Model I adjusted for individual-level characteristics, model II adjusted for community-level characteristics, model III adjusted for both individual- and community-level characteristics. Significant variables in model I and II were used forward for model III.
