Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with breakfast skipping among in-school adolescents in Hidhabu Abote Wereda

Gender

Female

116 (50.4)

114 (49.6)

2.48 (1.63–3.77)

1.86 (1.05–3.27)*

Not female

50 (29.1)

112 (70.9)

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Household size

 > 5 person < 5 person

138 (44.5)

172 (55.5)

1.83 (1.12–3.02)1

0.94 (0.43–2.03)

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Residence

Urban

28 (30.4)

64 (69.6)

0.71 (0.45–1,14)

1.01 (0.47–2.18)

Rural

36 (39.1)

66 (61.9)

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Mother education level

No formal education

125 (52.5)

113 (47.5)

7.55 (2.84–19.90)

1.89 (3.38–7.77)*

Primary

36 (28.8)

89 (71.2)

2.75 (0.99–7.59)

4.33 (0.91–20.60)

Higher level

5 (12.8)

34 (87.2)

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Monthly income of the family

High income

78 (26.2)

220 (73.8)

0.06 (0.04–0.12)

0.07 (0.04–0.14)*

Low income

88 (84.6)

16 (15.4)

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Time taken from home to school on foot

 > 30 min

113 (44.5)

141 (55.5)

1.44 (0.95–2.18)

1.42 (0.79–2.55)

 < 30 min

53 (35.8)

95 (64.2)

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Food security status

Food insecure

77 (65.8)

40 (36.4)

4.24 (2.69–6.69)

2.48 (1.36–4.50)*

Food secure

89 (31.2)

196 (68.8)

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Total average score

Low performance (C)

92 (57.9)

67 (42.1)

9.61 (3.58–25.89)

5.19 (1.54–7.46)*

Medium performance (B)

69 (34)

134 (66)

3.60 (1.35–9.61)

2.00 (0.60–6.66)

High performance (A)

5 (12.5)

35 (87.5)

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Math’s score

Low performance (C)

88 (57.9)

64 (42.1)

7.857 (3.31–18.66)

3.89 (1.34–11.22)*

Medium performance (B)

71 (35)

132 (65)

3.07 (1.31–7.21)

1.83 (0.7–5.17)

High performance (A)

7 (14.9)

40 (85.1)

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English score

Low performance (C)

100 (54.1)

85 (45.9)

11.18 (3.83–32.59)

4.93 (1.38–7.58)*

Medium performance (B)

62 (35.4)

113 (64.6)

5.21 (1.78–15.29)

2.92 (0.83–10.34)

High performance (A

4 (9.5)

38 (90.5)

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Absent from the school at least one day

Yes

109 (56.5)

84 (43.5)

3.46 (2.28–5.25)

2.22 (1.25–3.96)*

No

57 (27.3)

152 (72.7)

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