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Table 4 Generalized estimating equations model for among preschool aged children in south west Ethiopia, 2019–2020

From: Effect of nutritional education on anthropometric deficits among pre-school aged children in south West Ethiopia: quasi-experimental study

Predictors

Composite index of anthropometric failure

B

SE

P

AOR

95% Confidence interval

Lower

Upper

Nutritional Education

 Time

0.478

0.1771

0.007

1.613

1.14

2.283

 Group

0.166

0.1767

0.346

1.181

0.835

1.67

 Time *Group

−0.569

0.2494

0.023

0.566

0.347

0.923

Family size (Ref = < 5)

  > =5

0.008

0.1341

0.952

1.008

0.775

1.311

Wealth index (Ref = lowest)

 Second

−0.444

0.2663

0.096

0.642

0.381

1.081

 Meddle

0.227

0.1697

0.180

1.255

0.900

1.751

 Fourth

0.105

0.1724

0.544

1.11

0.792

1.557

 highest

0.301

0.1972

0.127

1.351

0.918

1.988

Occupational status (Ref = Housewife)

 Merchant

0.050

0.1795

0.781

1.051

0.739

1.494

 Government employee

0.259

0.3044

0.395

1.295

0.713

2.353

 Others

−0.525

0.3578

0.143

0.592

0.918

1.988

Place of deliver (Ref = At health facility)

 At home

−0.323

0.1392

0.023

0.724

0.551

0.951

 Fever (Ref = Yes)

 No

−0.127

0.1796

0.480

0.881

0.619

1.253

ARI in the last 2 weeks (Ref = Yes)

 No

−0.600

0.2024

0.003

1.823

1.226

2.710

Source of drinking water (Ref = Improved)

 Non improved

−0.472

0.1299

0.001

0.624

0.484

0.805

Food security Ref = Secured)

 In secured

0.271

0.1232

0.028

1.311

1.030

1.669

  1. B=Beta, SE = Standard Error, P = P-value, AOR = Adjusted Odd Ratio, Ref = Reference category