Table 2 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with thinness among adolescent school students, Finote Selam Town, Ethiopia, 2018

Age-group

Early adolescent (10–13)

17 (36.2%)

30 (63.8%)

5.14 (2.39, 11.08)*

4.81 (1.23, 18.51)*

Mid-adolescent (14–16)

24 (15.9%)

127 (84.1%)

1.90 (0.99, 3.64)

1.68 (0.57, 4.93)

Late adolescent (17–19)

18 (9.0%)

181 (91.0%)

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Sex

Female

4 (2.7%)

144 (97.3%)

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1

Male

55 (22.1%)

194 (77.9%)

2.68 (1.88, 3.84)

2.13 (1.60, 3.40)*

Grade

Grade 5–6

23 (21.3%)

85 (78.7%)

2.57 (0.91, 7.24)

1.77 (0.40, 7.87)

Grade 7–8

22 (16.7%)

110 (83.3%)

2.08 (0.74, 5.86)

1.33 (0.22, 8.19)

Grade 9–10

10 (8.6%)

106 (91.4%)

1.01 (0.32, 3.15)

1.06 (0.20, 5.58)

Grade 11–12

4 (9.8%)

37 (90.2%)

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Religion

Muslim

1 (4.5%)

21 (95.5%)

1

Orthodox

58 (15.5%)

317 (84.5%)

3.82 (0.50, 29.18)

3.90 (0.19, 81.94)

Place of residence

Urban

18 (9.2%)

177 (90.8%)

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1

Rural

41 (20.3%)

161 (79.7%)

2.44 (1.35, 4.40)*

2.16 (0.96, 4.87)

Father’s education

Illiterate

15 (15.8%)

80 (84.2%)

2.79 (0.92, 8.45)

4.06 (0.23, 71.76)

Read and write

17 (16.8%)

84 (83.2%)

1.97 (0.71, 5.43)

2.73 (0.31, 24, 29)

Primary school (1–8)

10 (24.4%)

31 (75.6%)

1.96 (0.73, 5.32)

2.36 (0.26, 21.41)

Secondary school (9–12)

11 (12.0%)

81 (88.0%)

1.44 (0.51, 4.10)

0.80 (0.5, 12.90)

College and above

6 (8.8%)

62 (91.2%)

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Mother’s education

Illiterate

17 (16.7%)

85 (83.3%)

2.38 (0.77, 7.39)

1.78 (0.86, 3.65)

Read and write

16 (14.7%)

93 (85.3%)

1.86 (0.68, 5.07)

1.40 (0.83, 2.34)

Primary school (1–8)

9 (26.5%)

25 (73.5%)

1.50 (0.55, 4.09)

1.29 (0.61, 2.71)

Secondary school (9–12)

11 (12.4%)

78 (87.6%)

1.33(0.47, 3.81)

1.15 (0.66, 1.97)

College and above

6 (9.5%)

57 (90.5%)

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Father’s occupation

Daily laborer

8 (14.0%)

49 (86.0%)

1.20 (0.47, 3.07)

1.1 (0.55, 21)

Farmer

26 (21.8%)

93 (78.2%)

2.27 (1.12, 4.61)*

1.55 (0.45, 5.29)

Merchant

11 (12.9%)

74 (87.1%)

1.18 (0.50, 2.75%)

1.52 (0.55, 4.26)

Governmental/NGO

employee

14 (10.3%)

122 (89.7%)

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Mother’s occupation

Daily laborer

1 (20.0%)

4 (80.0%)

1.86 (0.19, 18.55)

2.10 (0.11, 38.74)

Farmer

21 (24.4%)

65 (75.6%)

2.74 (1.16, 6.46)*

2.16 (0.62, 7.51)

House wife

15 (12.6%)

104 (87.4%)

1.33 (0.55, 3.23)

2.46 (0.58, 10.47)

Merchant

13 (12.1%)

94 (87.9%)

1.24 (0.51, 3.04)

1.52 (0.43, 5.36)

Governmental/NGO employee

9 (11.2%)

71 (88.8%)

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Family size

 < 5

17 (9.8%)

156 (90.2%)

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 ≥ 5

42 (18.8%)

182 (81.2%)

2.43 (1.32, 4.45)*

1.90 (0.80, 4.51)

Dietary diversity

 < 4

44 (15.5.9%)

240 (84.5%)

1.36 (0.71, 2.61)

1.15 (0.67, 1.97)

 ≥ 4

18 (15.9%)

95 (84.1%)

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Family monthly income

 < $28.37

29 (37.7%)

48 (62.3%)

6.10 (3.09, 12.04)*

11.54 (3.82, 34.89)*

$28.37 -$56.74

14 (13.1%)

93 (86.9%)

1.71 (0.80, 3.64)

3.47 (1.15, 10.45)*

 > $56.74

16 (7.5%)

197 (92.5%)

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Source of drinking water

Well water

39 (21.3%)

144 (78.7%)

4.53 (1.71, 11.98)

3.82 (1.46, 10.04)*

Spring water

13 (12.3%)

93 (87.7%)

3.37 (0.88, 12.89)

2.56 (0.87, 7.56)

Public tap water

2 (7.7%)

24 (92.3%)

1.88 (0.23, 15.49)

1.46 (0.26, 8.09)

Tap water

5 (6.1%)

77 (93.9%)

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1

Presence of functional latrine

Yes

38 (14.8%)

219 (85.2%)

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1

No

21 (15.0%)

119 (85.5%)

1.08 (0.49, 2.38)

1.05 (0.59, 1.87)

Frequency of meals eaten per day

Two times

19 (16.0%)

100 (84.0%)

1.17 (0.64, 2.13)

1.01 (0.53, 1.91)

Three times and above

40 (14.4%)

238 (85.6%)

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Illness reported in the last one month

Yes

19 (14.5%)

112 (85.5%)

1.06 (0.57, 1.96)

1.03 (0.57, 1.87)

No

40 (15.0%)

226 (85.0%)

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Availability of home garden

Yes

50 (17.4%)

238 (82.6%)

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1

No

9 (8.3%)

100 (91.7%)

1.60 (1.01, 2.54)

1.15 (0.66, 1.99)