| Explanatory variables |
Underweight |
COR 95% CI |
AOR 95% CI |
| Yes |
No |
| Child sex |
| Male |
147 |
263 |
1 |
|
| Female |
106 |
304 |
0.624(0.462-0.842)* |
|
| Total under five children in HHs |
| 1 |
186 |
449 |
1 |
1 |
| 2 |
61 |
106 |
1.389(0.971-1.988) |
1.871(1.048-3.39) |
| 3 |
6 |
12 |
1.207(0.446-4.264) |
4.517(1.008-20.233)* |
| Occupational status of father |
| Farmer |
176 |
409 |
1 |
|
| Gov’t employee |
12 |
48 |
0.581(0.301-1.120) |
|
| Merchant/Trade |
30 |
71 |
0.982(0.619-1.558) |
|
| Others |
35 |
39 |
2.086(1.278-3.402)* |
|
| Ownership of livestock’s |
| Yes |
159 |
403 |
1 |
|
| No |
94 |
164 |
1.453(1.062-1.987)* |
|
| Place of delivery |
| Home |
213 |
439 |
1 |
|
| Health facility |
40 |
128 |
0.644(0.436-0.952)* |
|
| Kinds of foods/fluids as pre-lacteal |
| Water with sugar |
24 |
101 |
1 |
1 |
| Butter |
84 |
163 |
2.169(1.23-3.637)** |
1.941(1.138-3.310)* |
| Treat drinking water in home by any means |
| Yes |
168 |
426 |
1 |
|
| No |
85 |
141 |
1.529(1.107-2.111)* |
|
| Availability of latrine |
| Yes |
170 |
428 |
1 |
|
| No |
83 |
139 |
1.503(1.086-2.080)* |
|
Note, *** p<0.001 , **P<0.01 , *P<0.05 Backward LR used in multivariate analysis |
