variables control COR(95% CI) P value     case Place of birth   home Health institution 6.0(0.7223 – 19.839) 1.00 0.07 home 98 6 Health institution 1 2 Planned birth   Yes No 5(1.709 – 14.63) 1.00 0.003 Yes 82 20 No 4 2 Parity   >3 ≤3 2.20(1.195 – 4.050) 1.00 0.011 >3 36 33 ≤3 15 24 ANC   No Yes 4.0(1.337 – 11.97) 1.00 0.013 No 7 16 Yes 4 75

Table 4: Bivarate analysis of selected obstetric factors with SAM using discordant pairs of cases and controls, among under five children of Shashogo district, March 2014 (n = 108 pairs).