Predictor Underweight among children aged 6-59 months COR(95%CI) AOR(95%CI)   Underweight Not underweight     Wealth quintile Lowest 87 172 1 1 Second 21 41 1.01(0.56-1.82) 1.25(0.67-2.35) Middle 39 96 0.80(0.51-1.26) 0.90(0.54-1.50) Fourth 36 163 0.44(0.28-0.68)*** 0.51(0.28-0.91)* Highest 33 156 0.42(0.27-0.66)*** 0.46(0.24-0.89)* Age of child in month 11-Jun 15 61 1 1 23-Dec 43 119 1.47(0.76-2.85) 1.60(0.79-3.24) 24-35 55 141 1.59(0.83-3.02) 2.29(1.14-4.61)* 36-47 69 169 1.66(0.88-3.12) 2.89(1.39-6.01)** 48-59 34 138 1.00(0.51-1.97) 1.99(0.89-4.46) Number of children age 6-59 months One child 160 521 1 1 More than one 56 107 1.70(1.18-2.46)** 1.61(1.08-2.41)* Breast feed the child still now yes 133 323 1 1 No 83 305 0.66(0.48-0.91)* 0.54(0.35-0.83)** Honey to child yes 46 180 1 1 No 170 447 1.49(1.03-2.15)* 1.52(1.03-2.24)* Notes: *= 0.05-0.01** = 0.01-0.001***=    ≤ 0.001 NB: Backward stepwise LR method was used to select the above predictors. The model adequately fits the data at P-value = 0.347 (Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test)

Table5: Logistic regression analysis showing the association of selected socio-economic and child health and care practice with underweight, Lalibela Town, North Wollo Zone, ANRS, Northen Ethiopia, August 2012