| Characteristics |
Thinness |
Crude OR
(95% CI) |
Adjusted OR
(95% CI) |
| Thin |
Normal |
| Household (basic) factors |
| Maternal age (n=1591) |
119 (12.9%) |
806 (87.1%) |
1 |
1 |
| 24-34 |
70 (10.5%) |
596 (89.5%) |
(0.79 (0. 58 -1.09) |
0.76 (0.55 - 1.05) |
| ≥ 35 |
|
|
|
|
| Residence (n= 1768) |
|
|
|
1 |
| Rural |
169 (11.4) |
1310 (88.6%) |
0.88 (0. 60-1. 28) |
0.95(0.51-1.77) |
| Semi urban |
37 (12.8%) |
252 (87. 2 %) |
1 |
|
| Father education (n= 1649) |
138 (12.2%) |
996 (87.8%) |
1 |
1 |
| Illiterate/read-write |
38 (9.9%) |
346 (90.1%) |
0. 79 (0.54 -1. 16) |
0.67 (0.45-1.02) |
| primary |
19 (14.6%) |
85 (85.4%) |
1 .23 (0.74 -2.07) |
1.29 (0.55- 3.03) |
| Secondary and above |
| Father occupation (n= 1649) |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Farmer |
163 (11.6%) |
1244 (88.4%) |
1.21 (0.75 - 1.95) |
1.33(0.66-2.66) |
| Daily laborer |
22 (13.7%) |
139 (86.3%) |
1. 19 (0. 62 - 2.31) |
0.77(0.24-2.42) |
| Government employee |
11 (13.6%) |
70 (86.4%) |
|
|
| Mother’s education (n= 1592) |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Illiterate/read-write |
147(11.8%) |
1097 (88.2%) |
1.29 (0.91-1. 83) |
1.29(0.87-1.93) |
| Literate |
35(10.1%) |
313 (89.9%) |
|
|
| Mother’s occupation (n= 1592) |
|
|
|
1 |
| Housewife |
177 (11.9%) |
1310 (88.1%) |
1. 05 (0.56- 1.95) |
1.13(0.56-2.27) |
| Working |
12 (11.4%) |
93 (88.6%) |
1 |
|
| Number of children =1768 |
42(10.4%) |
362 (89.6%) |
1 |
1 |
| < 4 |
164(12.0%) |
1200 (88%) |
1.77(0.82- 1.69) |
0.95(0.51-1.77) |
| >= 4 |
|
|
|
|
| Wealth status |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Poor |
121 (12.5%) |
850 (87.5%) |
0.90 (0.64-1.27) |
1.07(0.74-1.54) |
| Middle |
25(12.5%) |
175 (87.5%) |
0.82 (0. 57- 1.17) |
0.85(0.57- 1.25) |
| Rich |
60(10.1%) |
534 (89.9%) |
|
|
| Environmental (Underlying) factors |
| Water source |
155(11.7%) |
1175 (88.3%) |
1 |
1 |
| Protected |
51(11.6%) |
387 (88. 4%) |
0.99 (0.71- 1. 39) |
0.97 (0.69-1.36) |
| Unprotected |
|
|
|
|
| Waste disposal |
41(10.0%) |
368 (90.0%) |
1 |
1 |
| proper |
165(12.1%) |
1194 (87.9%) |
1.24 (0. 86-1.78) |
1.19(0.83-1.73) |
| open space |
|
|
|
|
| Toilet |
130(10.6%) |
1100 (89.4%) |
1 |
1 |
| Yes |
76 (14.1%) |
462 (85.9%) |
1.39 (1.01-1. 93)* |
1.37(1.01- 1.86)* |
| No |
|
|
|
|
| Individual (proximate) factors |
| Child age (n=1768) |
53 (9.8%) |
488 (90.2%) |
1 |
1 |
| 5-9 |
91 (11.3%) |
711 (88.7%) |
1.18(0.82 -1.68) |
1.44(0.79-1.64) |
| 10-12 |
62 (14.6) |
363 (85.4%) |
1.57(1.06-2.32) |
1.56(1.05-2.31)* |
| 13-14 |
|
|
|
|
| Sex (n= 1768) |
75 (9.9 %) |
680 (90.1%) |
1 |
1 |
| Female |
131 (12.9%) |
882 (87.1%) |
1.35 (0.55-1.00) |
1.32(0.98- 1.79) |
| Male |
|
|
|
|
| Felling hunger at school =1768 |
152 (10.7%) |
1272 (89.3%) |
1 |
1 |
| No |
54 (15.7%) |
290 (84.3%) |
1.56 (1.11- 2.18) |
1.58(1.23-2.27)* |
| Yes |
|
|
|
|
| Child sickness in the last 2 weeks= 1768 |
189(11.8%) |
1416(88.2%) |
1 |
1 |
| No |
17(10.5%) |
145(89.5%) |
0.88(0.52-1.48) |
0.85(0.50-1.44) |
| Yes |
|
|
|
|
| Night blindness |
179 (11.2%) |
141 6 (88.2%) |
1 |
1 |
| No |
27 (15.6%) |
146 (84.4%) |
1.46(0.94- 2.27) |
1.46(0.94- 2.27) |
| Yes |
|
|
|
|
