Table 4 Both bivariate and multivariate result of factors affecting low height-for-age in adolescent girls, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013
Low height for age | OR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Yes | No | Crude OR(95 % CI) | Adjusted OR(95 % CI) |
Age | ||||
10 to 14 | 262 | 237 | 6.34(4.51, 8.91) | 6.07(4.00,9.22) |
15 to 17 | 89 | 336 | 1.52(1.05, 2.21) | 1.39(1.93,2.09) |
18 to 19 | 53 | 304 | 1 | 1 |
Nutrition and health information | ||||
No information | 122 | 356 | 1.58(1.23,2.03) | 1.94(1.46, 2.57) |
Had information | 282 | 521 | 1 | 1 |
Food insecurity | ||||
Yes | 153 | 467 | 0.54(0.42,0 .68) | 0.65(0.50, 0.84) |
No | 251 | 410 | 1 | 1 |
Home gardening | ||||
Yes | 241 | 544 | 1 | 1 |
No | 163 | 333 | 1.11(0.87, 1.41) | 1.27(0.96, 1.67) |