Variables Case (n = 108) Control(n= 108) P - value COR(95% CI)
Availability of latrine
Yes
No

84 (77.8%)
24 (22.2%)

95 (88%)
13 (12%)

0.047

2.22 (1.012 – 4.880)
1.00
Place of waste
disposal
Open field pit / burning

98 (90.7%)
10 (9.3%)

90 (83.3%)
18 (16.7%)

0.778

0.807(0.181 – 3.592)
1.00
Type of house
Thatched
Corrugated iron sheet

103 (95.4%)
5 (4.6%)

100 (92.6%)
8 (7.4%)

0.069

1.00
0.143(0.018– 1.161)
Table 5: Environmental factors associated with severe acute malnutrition among under five children in Shashogo district, southern Ethiopia, April 2014 (n = 216).