From: Socio-economic risk factors for early childhood underweight in Bangladesh
Factors | Â | Severe Underweight (%) | N | OR | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Household member | <=3 | 8.82 | 2449 | Â | Â |
4--6 | 8.69 | 10,904 | 0.89 | (0.75–1.05) | |
> = 7 | 9.13 | 3780 | 0.98 | (0.80–1.20) | |
Age (Months) | 0--5 | 6.57 | 1872 | Â | Â |
6–11 | 6.86 | 1851 | 1.25 | (0.94–1.66) | |
12–23 | 9.02 | 3749 | 1.81 | (1.40–2.34)*** | |
24–35 | 11.16 | 3530 | 2.32 | (1.80–3.00)*** | |
36–47 | 9.74 | 3212 | 2.04 | (1.56–2.65)*** | |
48–59 | 7.33 | 2919 | 1.48 | (1.12–1.95)*** | |
Gender | Male | 9.25 | 8853 | Â | Â |
Female | 8.33 | 8280 | 0.90 | (0.80–1.00) | |
Area | Urban | 6.91 | 2719 | Â | Â |
Rural | 9.16 | 14,414 | 0.96 | (0.80–1.15) | |
Division | Dhaka | 8.63 | 4345 | Â | Â |
Barisal | 9.87 | 1652 | 1.06 | (0.86–1.32) | |
Chittagong | 10.10 | 3346 | 1.06 | (0.89–1.26) | |
Khulna | 5.60 | 2392 | 0.68 | (0.55–0.85)** | |
Rajshahi | 7.72 | 1762 | 0.86 | (0.69–1.06) | |
Rangpur | 8.03 | 2229 | 0.82 | (0.67–1.00) | |
Sylhet | 13.08 | 1407 | 1.34 | (1.09–1.66)** | |
Education of mother | None | 12.79 | 4129 | Â | Â |
Primary incomplete | 10.87 | 2493 | 0.93 | (0.78–1.10) | |
Primary complete | 8.99 | 2637 | 0.79 | (0.66–0.95)* | |
Secondary incomplete | 6.77 | 5926 | 0.78 | (0.65–0.92)** | |
Secondary complete or higher | 3.70 | 1948 | 0.69 | (0.49–0.97)* | |
Education of father | None | 11.81 | 5428 | Â | Â |
Primary incomplete | 9.98 | 2454 | 0.93 | (0.79–1.09) | |
Primary complete | 9.60 | 2145 | 1.02 | (0.86–1.22) | |
Secondary incomplete | 6.46 | 3175 | 0.79 | (0.65–0.95)* | |
Secondary complete or higher | 3.96 | 2399 | 0.66 | (0.50–0.88)** | |
Wealth index quintile | Poorest | 12.59 | 4979 | Â | Â |
Second | 10.28 | 3745 | 0.93 | (0.80–1.08) | |
Middle | 8.30 | 3203 | 0.80 | (0.67–0.96)* | |
Fourth | 5.55 | 2830 | 0.51 | (0.40–0.64)*** | |
Richest | 3.11 | 2376 | 0.32 | (0.23–0.46)*** | |
Child drank plain water yesterday | Yes | 8.65 | 14,619 | Â | Â |
No | 9.77 | 2487 | 1.45 | (1.21–1.73)*** | |
Child drank milk yesterday | Yes | 7.28 | 4013 | Â | Â |
No | 9.28 | 13,105 | 0.94 | (0.81–1.09) | |
Child ate vitamin yesterday | Yes | 7.67 | 1551 | Â | Â |
No | 8.93 | 15,559 | 1.01 | (0.81–1.25) | |
Toilet facility | Flush latrine | 6.44 | 4100 | Â | Â |
Pit latrine | 8.73 | 10,677 | 0.91 | (0.76–1.08) | |
Hanging latrine | 14.40 | 1333 | 1.01 | (0.80–1.28) | |
Others | 11.81 | 1016 | 0.96 | (0.73–1.26) | |
Salt iodization test | Not iodized 0 PPM | 10.46 | 4619 | Â | Â |
More than 0 PPM and less than 15 PPM | 10.33 | 3486 | 1.04 | (0.89–1.21) | |
15 PPM or more | 7.38 | 8750 | 0.94 | (0.82–1.08) | |
No salt in the household | 7.01 | 157 | 0.79 | (0.42–1.47) | |
Number of under five children |  |  |  | 1.17 | (1.02–1.33)* |