Table 2 Food taboo, food security, immunization, illness and care seeking, access to water and sanitation of household by nutritional status of the study child and measures of association, Kurigram, Bangladesh, Feb–May 2014
Characteristics | Children with acute malnutritiona 52, n (%) | Children without acute malnutrition 95, n (%) | Odds ratio* (95% CI, p value ) |
|---|---|---|---|
Food taboo | |||
Yes | 33 (63.5%) | 72 (75.8 %) | 2.02 (0.88, 4.65; 0.097) |
Household hunger scale | |||
Moderate or serve hunger | 39 (75.0 %) | 78 (82.1 %) | 1.60 (0.64, 4.01; 0.312) |
Food consumption score | |||
Food secure | 27 (51.9 %) | 52 (54.7 %) | 1.11 (0.56, 2.20; 0.770) |
Household food insecurity access scale | |||
Food secure | 10 (19.6 %) | 34 (36.2 %) | 2.57 (1.09, 6.07; 0.031) |
Received vitamin A | |||
Yes | 45 (86.2 %) | 84 (88.4 %) | 0.83 (0.25, 2.73; 0.761) |
Illness in the last 2 weeks | |||
Yes | 40 (76.9 % | 52 (54.7 %) | 2.98 (1.30, 6.78; 0.009) |
Health service provider | |||
Formal | 10 (25.0%) | 7 (14.3 %) | 1.58 (0.42, 5.99; 0.500) |
Household water source | |||
Tube-well with platform | 12 (23.1 %) | 23 (24.2 %) | 0.97 (0.41, 2.29; 0.942) |
Purify drinking water | |||
Yes | 3 (5.8 %) | 2 (2.1 %) | 0.21 (0.02, 2.17; 0.193) |
Household toilet facility | |||
Hygienic latrine | 10 (19.2%) | 32 (33.7 %) | 0.34 (0.12, 0.95; 0.039) |