Table 3 Results of univariate analyses of association between child characteristics and maternal CMD
Characteristics | Maternal CMD | p value† | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Sex of the child | ||||
Malea | 69 (56.6) | 53 (43.4) | 0.403 | |
Female | 73 (51.4) | 69 (48.6) | 1.23 (0.76–2.00) | |
Age of the child in months | ||||
<6a | 17 (68.0) | 8 (32.0) | 0.526 | |
6–11 | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) | 2.98 (0.72–12.34) | |
12–23 | 37 (54.4) | 31 (45.6) | 1.78 (0.68–4.68) | |
24–35 | 45 (54.2) | 38 (45.8) | 1.79 (0.70–4.62) | |
≥36 | 38 (50.0) | 38 (50.0) | 2.13 (0.82–5.51) | |
Child illness | ||||
Diarrhoea | ||||
Noa | 35 (49.3) | 36 (50.7) | 0.068 | |
Yes | 22 (33.8) | 43 (66.2) | 1.90 (0.95–3.80) | |
ARI | ||||
Noa | 52 (42.6) | 70 (57.4) | 0.410 | |
Yes | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | 1.67 (0.49–5.73) | |
Child nutrition | ||||
HAZ | ||||
Normala | 86 (58.5) | 61 (41.5) | 0.086 | |
Stunting | 56 (47.9) | 122 (46.2) | 1.54 (0.94–2.51) | |
WHZ | ||||
Normala | 125 (57.9) | 91 (42.1) | 0.005 | |
Wasting | 17 (35.4) | 31 (64.6) | 2.51 (1.31–4.80) | |
WAZ | ||||
Normala | 108 (61.7) | 67 (38.3) | <0.001 | |
Underweight | 34 (38.2) | 55 (61.8) | 2.61 (1.54–4.41) | |