Table 6 Binary logistic regression analysis of potential risk factors associated with thinness among children at selected primary schools in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2014
Risk factors | Categories | Thinness | Â | Crude OR (CI 95%) | Adjusted OR (CI 95%)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | Total (%) | ||||
Family monthly income (ETB@) | <500 | 32 (8.4) | 74 (19.4) | 106 (27.7) | 2.21 (1.00-4.88) | 2.99 (1.28-7.01)* |
500-1500 | 60 (15.7) | 155 (40.6) | 215 (56.3) | 1.97 (0.94-4.14) | 2.69 (1.16-6.26)* | |
>1500 | 10 (2.6) | 51 (13.4) | 61 (16.0) | 1 | 1 | |
Parasitic infection | Infected | 40 (10.5) | 160 (41.9) | 200 (52.4 | 2.07 (1.30-3.28)** | 1.92 (1.15-3.19)* |
Not infected | 62 (16.2) | 120 (31.4) | 182 (47.6) | 1 | 1 | |
Hand washing habit | Sometimes | 48 (12.6) | 164 (42.9) | 212 (55.5) | 1.59 (1.01-2.51)* | 1.02 (0.58-1.81) |
Always | 54 (14.1) | 116 (30.4) | 170 (44.5) | 1 | 1 | |
Shoe wearing habit | Sometimes | 45 (11.8) | 156 (40.8) | 201 (52.6) | 1.59 (1.01-2.52)* | 1.52 (0.91-1.55) |
Always | 57 (14.9) | 124 (32.5) | 181 (47.4) | 1 | Â | |
Meal frequency | ≤ 3times a day | 71 (18.6) | 217 (56.8) | 288 (75.4) | 1.50 (0.91-2.49) | 1.76 (0.95-3.29) |
>3 times/day | 31 (8.1) | 63 (16.5) | 94 (24.6) | 1 | 1 | |
Age (years) | 7-8 | 25 (6.5) | 93 (24.3) | 118 (30.9) | 1.49 (0.86-2.58) | 1.39 (0.79-2.47) |
9-10 | 50 (13.1) | 125 (32.7) | 175 (45.8) | 1.62 (0.86-3.05) | 1.71 (0.89-3.29) | |
11-13 | 27 (7.1) | 62 (16.2) | 89 (23.3) | 1 | 1 | |
Mother education | Illiterate | 36 (9.4) | 89 (23.3) | 125 (32.7) | 1.08 (0.62-1.91) | Â |
Primary school | 35 (9.2) | 108 (28.3) | 143 (37.4) | 0.87 (0.49-1.52) | Â | |
Secondary school & above | 31 (8.1) | 83 (21.7) | 114 (29.8) | 1 | Â | |
Fingernail cleanness | Not clean | 28 (7.3) | 89 (23.3) | 117 (30.6) | 1.23 (0.75-2.04) | Â |
Clean | 74 (19.4) | 191 (50) | 265 (69.4) | 1 | Â | |
Sex of students | Male | 54 (14.1) | 139 (36.4) | 193 (50.5) | 1.14 (0.73-1.79) | Â |
Female | 48 (12.6) | 141 (36.9) | 189 (49.5) | 1 | Â | |