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Table 3 Multiple Logistic Regression; Risk factors of Undernutrition of HIV positive children.

From: Undernutrition among HIV-positive children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: antiretroviral therapy alone is not enough

 

WAZ<-2SD

WHZ<-2SD

HAZ<-2SD

Variable

OR

AOR

95% C.I.for AOR

P-Value

OR

AOR

95% C.I.for AOR

P-Value

OR

AOR

95% C.I.for AOR

P-Value

   

Lower

Upper

   

Lower

Upper

   

Lower

Upper

 

Age

               

   ≤38 Months(median)

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   >38 Months(median)

1.51

0.48

0.06

3.56

0.469

1.18

0.94

0.19

4.68

0.94

0.90

0.84

0.24

2.95

0.781

Sex

               

   Male

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   Female

0.45

0.54

0.13

2.29

0.403

0.46

0.33

0.09

1.17

0.085

0.63

0.90

0.40

2.06

0.810

Birth weight

               

   ≥2500 g

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   <2500 g

5.65

5.13

1.10

24.28

0.039

2.44

0.63

0.17

2.39

0.495

3.40

1.09

0.42

2.83

0.865

Diarrhea

               

   No

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   Yes

35.01

3.12

0.57

17.19

0.191

31.66

22.49

3.38

149.61

0.001

7.75

1.28

0.43

3.82

0.653

Education(caregiver)

               

   ≤ Primary

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   ≥ Secondary

0.26

0.14

0.02

1.25

0.076

0.51

0.90

0.14

5.30

0.919

0.50

0.73

0.22

2.06

0.465

Feeding frequency

               

   <4

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   ≥4

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.11

<0.001

0.02

0.03

0.01

0.21

<0.001

0.20

0.85

0.31

2.34

0.758

HIV Stage (WHO)

               

   Low (1&2)

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   Advanced (3&4)

9.48

4.62

0.80

26.70

0.087

2.25

0.25

0.05

1.17

0.078

7.27

6.39

2.52

16.16

<0.001

Food security

               

   Secured

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   Insecure

0.57

0.24

0.01

5.91

0.382

1.26

0.26

0.03

2.60

0.250

4.65

7.19

2.18

23.74

0.001

   Hunger

21.87

8.64

1.26

59.23

0.028

4.40

0.29

0.06

1.55

0.139

41.03

31.71

10.28

97.86

<0.001

Wealth Index

               

   Low

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   Middle

0.13

0.08

0.01

0.58

0.013

0.08

0.13

0.02

0.87

0.036

0.36

1.16

0.41

3.34

0.780

   High

0.10

0.36

0.04

3.09

0.352

0.15

0.47

0.08

2.74

0.403

0.24

1.03

0.33

3.28

0.956

Dietary diversity score

               

   < 6 score

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   ≥ 6 score

0.20

0.21

0.04

1.14

0.071

0.23

0.57

0.15

2.21

0.416

0.39

1.11

0.45

2.74

0.822

ART duration

               

   <6 months

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

1.00

1.00

   

   6-12 months

1.31

2.36

0.34

16.51

0.386

0.21

3.82

0.69

21.12

0.124

1.40

1.78

0.47

6.71

0.398

   >12 months

0.52

0.36

0.06

2.09

0.252

0.73

3.71

0.75

18.30

0.107

0.68

0.95

0.31

2.92

0.928

  1. Adjusted for: Age, Sex, Birth weight, Diarrhea, Care givers education, Feeding frequency, HIV stage, Food security, House hold wealth index, Dietary diversity score and ART duration