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Table 5 Factors associated with the undernutrition among pregnant women

From: Undernutrition and its association with socio-demographic, anemia and intestinal parasitic infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Predictors

Under nutrition

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P- values

Yes

No

Age

 15–24

34

86

2.36(1.01, 5.53)

  

 25–34

28

223

2.17 (0.87, 5.44)

  

  ≥ 35

3

28

1

  

Residence

 Rural

32

67

3.91(2.24, 6.81)

2.26 (1.06, 4.81)

0.03*

 Urban

33

270

1

1

 

Wealth index

 Low

36

98

4.54 (2.13, 9.70)

  

 Middle

19

115

2.05(1.12, 3.75)

 High

11

123

1

Educational status

 No formal education

31

61

5.18(2.37, 11.31)

2.91 (1.11, 7.56)

0.02*

 Primary education

12

72

4.32(2.06, 9.03)

2.69 (1.09, 6.64)

0.03*

 Secondary education

10

102

3.04(1.44, 6.44)

  

 Certificate and above

12

102

1

1

 

Source of drinking water

 Spring

8

15

2.54 (1.00, 6.47)

  

 Well

3

8

2.16 (0.86, 5.48)

  

 Tab

54

314

1

  

Parity

 No birth

23

175

1

  

 1–3

24

131

3.63 (1.76, 7.51)

  

  ≥ 4

19

30

4.82 (2.34, 9.91)

2.55 (1.04, 6.26)

0.04*

Animal source food

 Yes

13

115

1

  

 No

52

222

2.07 (1.08, 3.96)

  

HIV

 No

60

325

1

  

 Yes

5

12

2.38 (1.01, 5.95)

  

Anemia

 No

32

238

1

1

 

 Yes

33

99

2.48 (1.45, 4.25)

2.01 (1.16, 3.79)

0.01**

Intestinal parasite

 Absent

30

246

1

1

 

 Present

35

91

3.15 (1.83, 5.43)

2.73 (1.48, 5.03)

0.001**

  1. *P-value is significant at < 0.05, **P-value is significant at ≤ 0.01