Table 4 Factors associated with malnutrition among school age children
Attribute | N (%) | N (%) | Pearson chi-square | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X2 | P-value | ||||
Overweight status | |||||
Occupation of mother | Not Overweight | Overweight | |||
Mining | 27 (93.1) | 2 (6.9) | 15.37 | 0.009 | 0.637 |
Farming | 68 (98.6) | 1 (1.4) | |||
Trading | 189 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Civil/public servant | 18 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Other | 26 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Unemployed | 28 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Thinness | |||||
sex | Not Thin | Thin | |||
Males | 181 (96.3) | 7 (3.7) | 5.55 | 0.018 | 1 |
Female | 154 (90.1) | 17 (9.9) | 2.7 (1.08–6.70) | ||
Age (years) | |||||
5–9 | 183 (90.6) | 19 (9.4) | 5.48 | 0.019 | 1 |
10–12 | 152 (96.8) | 5 (3.2) | 0.3 (0.12–0.93) | ||
Stunting | |||||
Sub-district | Not stunted | Stunted | |||
Akwatia | 91 (93.8) | 6 (6.2) | 12.29 | 0.002 | 1 |
Topremang | 100 (82.6) | 21 (17.4) | 1.7 (0.16–18.60) | ||
Okumaning | 108 (76.6) | 33 (23.4) | |||
sex of pupil | |||||
Male | 166 (88.3) | 22 (11.7) | 7.12 | 0.008 | 1 |
Female | 133 (77.8) | 38 (22.2) | 2.0 (1.12–3.67) | ||
Age of pupil (years) | |||||
5–9 | 159 (78.7) | 43 (21.3) | 6.94 | 0.008 | 1 |
10–12 | 140 (89.2) | 17 (10.8) | 0.5 (0.27–0.96) | ||
Area of residence | |||||
Rural | 196 (78.7) | 53 (21.3) | 12.20 | <0.001 | 1 |
Urban | 103 (93.6) | 7 (6.4) | 0.4 (0.05–3.20) | ||
Community type | |||||
Mining | 185 (79.4) | 48 (20.6) | 7.21 | 0.007 | 1 |
Farming | 114 (90.5) | 12 (9.5) | 0.n (0.36–2.73) | ||