Variable
Nutritional status
Crude Odds Ratio
(95% Confidence Interval)
Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Underweight
Normal
FAMILY SIZE
2-5
28
196
1
6-8
91
420
1.52(0.96-2.39)
2.356 (1.13-4.92)
*
>8
18
37
3.41(1.71-6.78)
***
immunization
Yes
55
322
0.70(0.47-1.00)
0.65 (0.42-0.99)
*
no
82
331
1
Morbidity
yes
5
22
1.09(0.40-2.92)
4.28(1.38-13.27)
*
no
132
631
1
Common crop
Rice
16
313
0.14(0.08-0.25)
***
0.11(0.06-0.21)
***
others
121
340
1
Family radio
Yes
108
219
0.53(0.34-0.83)
**
0.55(0.33-0.93)
*
No
29
434
1
Table 7:
Results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis for underweight among full cycle primary school children at Fogera district, Northwest Ethiopia, September to October, 2012.
