Risk factors | Categories | Underweight | Â | Crude OR (CI 95%) | Adjusted OR (CI 95%)a | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | Total (%) | ||||
Parasitic infection | Infected | 28 (9.6) | 123 (42) | 151 (51.5) | 2.24 (1.31-3.84)** | 2.43 (1.40-4.22)** |
Not infected | 48 (16.4) | 94 (32.1) | 142 (48.5) | 1 | 1 | |
Meal frequency | ≤ 3times a day | 36 (12.3) | 131 (44.7) | 167 (57) | 1.69 (1.00-2.86) | 1.77 (1.03-3.05)* |
>3 times/day | 40 (13.7) | 86 (29.4) | 126 (43) | 1 | 1 | |
Sex of students | Male | 45 (15.4) | 102 (34.8) | 147 (50.2) | 1.64 (0.96-2.78) | 1.76 (1.02-3.04)* |
Female | 31 (10.6) | 115 (39.2) | 146 (49.8) | 1 | 1 | |
Family monthly income (ETB@) | <500 | 12 (4.1) | 41 (14) | 53 (18.1) | 0.96 (0.42-2.34) | Â |
500-1500 | 47 (16) | 120 (41) | 167 (57) | 1.29 (0.68-2.44) | Â | |
>1500 | 17 (5.8) | 56 (19.1) | 73 (24.9) | 1 | Â | |
Mother education | Illiterate | 28 (9.6) | 66 (22.5) | 94 (32.1) | 1.56 (0.79-3.06) | Â |
Primary school | 29 (9.9) | 81 (27.6) | 110 (37.5) | 1.32 (0.68-2.56) | Â | |
Secondary school & above | 19 (6.5) | 70 (23.9) | 89 (30.4) | 1 | Â | |
Hand washing habit | Sometimes | 31 (10.6) | 100 (34.1) | 131(44.7) | 1.24 (0.73-2.11) | Â |
Always | 45 (15.4) | 117 (39.9) | 162 (55.3) | 1 | Â | |
Shoe wearing habit | Sometimes | 31 (10.6) | 100 (34.1) | 131 (44.7) | 1.24 (0.73-2.11) | Â |
Always | 45 (15.4) | 117 (39.9) | 162 (55.3) | 1 | Â | |
Fingernail cleanness | Not clean | 12 (4.1) | 41 (14) | 53 (18.1) | 1.24 (0.61-2.51) | Â |
Clean | 64 (21.8) | 176 (60.1) | 240 (81.9) | 1 | Â | |
Age (years) | 7-8 | 25 (8.5) | 93 (31.7) | 118 (40.3) | 1.53 (0.88-2.65) | Â |
9-10 | 51 (17.4) | 124 (42.3) | 175 (59.7) | 1 | Â |