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Table 5 Results from Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis for Vitamin A

From: Risk factors for vitamin A and D deficiencies among children under-five in the state of Palestine

Risk Factor

Subcategory

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

p-valuec

Adjusted ORa

95% CI

p-value

Age Group

< 1

1

 

Test-for trend: 0.299

1

 

0.305

1–2

0.99

0.63–1.58

1.13

0.53–2.42

2–3

1.10

0.69–1.76

1.65

0.94–2.89

3–4

0.94

0.58–1.53

0.99

0.52–1.90

4+

1.38

0.82–2.31

1.18

0.61–2.25

Gender

Male

1

 

0.916

1

 

0.689

Female

1.01

0.77–1.33

0.93

0.68–1.28

Mother’s Education

Illiterate/Elementary

1

 

Test-for- trend: 0.008

0.803b

0.56–1.15

0.154

Preparatory/Secondary

0.77

0.40–1.48

Diploma/BA/Postgrad

0.54

0.27–1.05

Province

West Bank

1

 

0.914

1

 

0.183

Gaza Strip

0.99

0.75–1.29

1.34

0.78–2.31

Type of Community

City

1

 

0.058

1

 

0.126

Village

0.82

0.59–1.13

0.76

0.48–1.20

Camp

0.74

0.53–1.04

1.01

0.51–1.99

Bedouin camp

5.54

0.73–42.1

4.74

2.21–10.2

Has the child ever been breastfed?

Yes

1

 

0.283

1

 

0.224

No

0.65

0.30–1.43

0.56

0.25–1.22

Child received feeding at < 6 months of age?

Yes

1

 

0.133

1

 

0.015

No

1.24

0.94–1.63

1.53

1.18–1.98

Is the child currently taking the drops?

Yes

1

 

0.745

1

 

0.854

No

0.93

0.59–1.47

0.95

0.58–1.55

How long has the child taken the drops? (months)

Continuous Variable

1.03

0.99–1.06

0.142

1.03

0.99–1.07

0.167

Where does the child receive the drops?

MOH

1

 

0.444

1

 

0.126

UNWRA

0.83

0.60–1.14

0.59

0.30–1.18

NGOs

0.98

0.31–3.15

0.58

0.09–3.61

Private

1.19

0.74–1.92

1.00

0.54–1.85

Medical Missions

N/A

 

N/A

 

CRP (mg/L)

Continuous Variable

1.02

1.00–1.04

0.001

1.02

1.00–1.03

0.016

Anaemia

Yes

1.47

1.04–2.08

0.027

1.50

1.08–2.10

0.047

No

1

  

1

 
  1. aAdjusted odds ratios adjusting for all other factors in the table. Likelihood Ratio Tests provided p-values
  2. bMother’s education was treated as a continuous variable as the variable was found to be statistically significant in a test for trend in the bivariable analyses
  3. cp-value from chi-squared test unless otherwise stated
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