Table 4 Cox proportional hazards model of factors associated with recovery from moderate acute malnutrition
Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
HR (95%CI) | p value | HR (95%CI) | p value | |
Child sex (ref: Female) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Male | 1.09 (0.89, 1.34) | 0.41 | 1.33 (1.08, 1.65) | 0.008 |
Child age (ref: 6–11 mo) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
12–23 months | 1.13 (0.88, 1.45) | 0.35 | 1.10 (0.86, 1.42) | 0.47 |
24–53 months | 1.43 (1.09, 1.87) | 0.01 | 1.31 (1.00, 1.73) | 0.05 |
WHZ | 1.82 (1.61, 2.06) | < 0.001 | 1.89 (1.66, 2.14) | < 0.001 |
Season (Ref: dry season) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Rainy season | 0.97 (0.79, 1.19) | 0.76 | 1.16 (0.93, 1.43) | 0.18 |
Mother’s education (ref: no formal education) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Primary | 1.28 (0.94, 1.76) | 0.12 | 1.27 (0.92, 1.74) | 0.14 |
Secondary or higher | 1.14 (0.83, 1.58) | 0.41 | 1.25 (0.90, 1.73) | 0.18 |
Mother’s occupation (ref: housewife) | 1.00 | |||
Agriculture | 1.11 (0.82, 1.50) | 0.52 | ||
Own business/waged job | 1.19 (0.89, 1.59) | 0.23 | ||
Family size (ref: ≤ 6) | 1.00 | |||
> 6 | 0.94 (0.77, 1.16) | 0.59 | ||