The high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections is associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Boricha Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 7 Bi-variable and multivariable analysis of the predictors of underweight of children aged 6–59 months in Boricha Woreda, South Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 622)

Variables	Nutritional status		COR	AOR^a
Variables	Normal	Underweight	COR	AOR^a
Sex
Male	240 (78.70)	65 (21.30)	0.75(0.51–1.08)*	0.58(0.38–0.89)**
Female	233 (73.50)	84 (26.5)	1	1
Food insecurity status
Secure	279 (94.30)	17 (5.70)	1	1
Insecure	194 (59.50)	132 (40.5)	11.16(6.52,19.11)*	3.50(1.78,6.94)**
Presence of parasite
Yes	198 (65.3)	105 (34.7)	3.31(2.22,4.92)	1.07 (0.65,1.77)
No	275 (86.2)	44 (13.8)	1	1
Dietary diversity score
Adequate(> 4)	228 (92.30)	19 (7.70)	1	1
Low (< 3)	245 (65.33)	130 (34.77)	6.36 (2.51,9.84)*	5.79(2.55,13.13)*

1: Shows the reference categories *: Shows the significant association at p-value < 0.05
**: Show the highly significant association at p-value < 0.01
^a Adjusted for sex, maternal and paternal educational status, the main occupation of head, family size, wealth index, main source of drinking water, household food insecurity and dietary diversity score

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