Explanatory variables Case No(%)=102 Control No(%)=201 COR(95%CI) AOR (95% CI) p-value
Source of drinking water          
  Unprotected 60(58.8) 88(43.80 1.834((1.132-2.973) 3.04(1.01-9.17) 0.047*
   Protected 42(41.2) 113(56.2) 1.00 1.00  
Education of father          
    Cannot read &write 65(63.7) 49(24.4) 5.45(3.25-9.133 5.02(2.06-13.14) 0.001*
     Literate 37(36.3)   152(75.6) 1.00 1.00  
Hand washing practice of care giver                        
   after use latrine 35(34.32) 41(20.39) 2.919(1.597-5.335) 6.04(1.97-18.29) 0.002*
  before  food preparation 26(25.49) 52(25.87) 1.71(0.92,3.17) 1.34( 0.44,4.10) 0.64
  after cleaning child 7(6.86) 1(0.5) 23.93(2.83,202) * 0.99
    mostly  after  lunch 3(2.94) 1(0.5) 10.25(1.03,102.4) 0.79(0.032,19.99) 0.88
      All 31(30.39) 106(52.74) 1.00 1.00  
Diarrhea frequency  episode          
three and less 60(87) 82(96.5) 1.00 1.00  
    four and above 9(13) 3(3.5) 4(1.06-15.74) 3.96(1.37-11.49)           0.011*
Child vaccination status          
   Yes 71(69.6) 177(88.1) 1.00 1.00  
   No 31(30.4) 24(11.90) 3.2(1.76-5.88) 35(1.75-71.82) 0.02*
Squeeze out of first breast milk          
    Yes 59(57.84) 55(53.92) 3.6(2.208,6.009) 2.02(1.07-6.69) 0.035*
    No 43(42.16) 146(46.08) 1.00 1.00  
Decision  maker to use money          
   mostly mother 4(3.92) 17(8.45) 0.74(0.23,2.35) * 0.99
   mostly father 59(57.84) 60(29.85) 3.126(1.880-5.199) 5.68(2.09-15.43) 0.001*
   both jointly 39(38.13) 124(61.69) 1.00 1.00  
Table 4: Adjusted regression analysis of factors significantly associated with malnutrition among under five years children in machakel woreda Ethiopia, 2013.