From: Risk factors for malnutrition among preschool children in rural Karnataka: a case-control study
Factors | Case n = 190(%) | Control n = 380 (%) | Odds ratio (95%CI) | p value |
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History of present Illness of the child | ||||
No | 179 (94.2) | 367 (96.6) | 0.184 | |
Yes | 11 (5.8) | 13 (3.4) | 1.73 (0.76–3.94) | |
Had Chronic infection (past) | ||||
No | 183 (96.3) | 371 (97.6) | 0.370 | |
Yes | 7 (3.7) | 9 (2.4) | 1.57 (0.57–4.30) | |
Recurrent diarrhoea | ||||
No | 110 (57.9) | 344 (90.5) | 0.001 | |
Yes | 80 (42.1) | 36 (9.5) | 6.94 (4.44–10.87) | |
Recurrent cold and cough | ||||
No | 12 (6.3) | 152 (40.0) | 0.001 | |
Yes | 178 (93.7) | 228 (60.0) | 9.99 (5.38–18.57) | |
Poor appetite | ||||
No | 67 (35.3) | 300 (78.9) | 0.001 | |
Yes | 123 (64.7) | 80 (21.1) | 6.88 (4.67–10.13) | |
Had worm infestation in the past | ||||
No | 107 (56.3) | 326 (85.8) | 0.001 | |
Yes | 83 (43.7) | 54 (14.2) | 4.68 (3.11–7.03) |