Risk factors of acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months enrolled in a community-based programme in Kurigram, Bangladesh: a mixed-method matched case-control study

Table 3 Findings of the multivariate conditional logistic regression exploring association between risk factors and nutritional status of the child, Kurigram, Bangladesh, Feb–May 2014

Covariates	Odds ratio^a	95% confidence interval	p value
Mother’s age (in years)	1.05	0.98, 1.12	0.187
Number of family members	1.30	1.02, 1.65	0.033
Birth Order
Not first child	1	-	-
First child	0.30	0.09, 0.96	0.042
Illness in the last 2 weeks
No	1	-	-
Yes	3.08	1.13, 8.42	0.028
Household toilet facility
Non hygienic latrine	1	-	-
Hygienic latrine	0.25	0.07, 0.82	0.022
Household food security^b
Secure	1	-	-
Insecure	2.45	0.82, 7.25	0.106

^aOdds ratio indicates odds of being acutely malnourished adjusted for other factors in the model taking age group and sex matching into consideration
^bHousehold food security was assessed by household food insecurity access scale

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