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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and developmental status (n = 177)

From: Developmental delay and its predictors among children under five years of age with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in rural Pakistan

Socio-demographic characteristics

Categories

n

Normal development

n (%)

Delayed development

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sex

Male

78

27 (34.6)

51 (65.4)

1.39 (0.75–2.57)

0.29

Female

99

42 (42.4)

57 (57.6)

Reference

 

Age (in months)

6–24

151

50 (33.1)

101 (66.9)

5.48 (2.16–13.9)

< 0.01

25–59

26

19 (73.1)

7 (26.9)

Reference

Monthly income (in PKR)

< 15,000

121

41 (33.9)

80 (66.1)

1.95 (1.02–3.72)

0.04

≥ 15,000

56

28 (50.0)

28 (50.0)

Reference

Mother’s education

Illiterate

128

43 (33.6)

85 (66.4)

2.23 (1.14–4.36)

0.01

≥ Primary

49

26 (53.1)

23 (46.9)

Reference

Mother’s occupation

Working

19

10 (52.6)

9 (47.4)

Reference

0.20

Housewife

158

59 (37.3)

99 (62.7)

1.86 (0.72–4.85)

Father’s education

Illiterate

109

36 (33.0)

73 (67.0)

1.91 (1.02–3.55)

0.04

≥ Primary

68

33 (48.5)

35 (51.5)

Reference

Family size

< 8

40

22 (55.0)

18 (45.0)

Reference

0.01

> 8

137

47 (34.3)

90 (65.7)

2.34 (1.14–4.79)

Family structure

Joint

72

30 (41.7)

42 (58.3)

Reference

0.54

Nuclear

105

39 (37.1)

66 (62.9)

1.21 (0.65–2.32)