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Table 3 Logistic regression result of associated factors with stunting and thinness among adolescent refugee girls of Aw-Barre Somalia refugee camp, South East Ethiopia, 2015

From: Prevalence and associated factors of stunting and thinness among adolescent Somalian refugee girls living in eastern Somali refugee camps, Somali regional state, Southeast Ethiopia

Logistic regression result for Stunting

Variables

Category

Stunting

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Age

10–14

19

225

1

1

15–19

26

145

2.12 (1.13, 3.97)

2.10 (1.12, 3.93)*

Duration in the camp (median)

< 8 yrs

5

66

0.58 (0.22, 1.51)

0.60 (0.22, 1.58)

≥ 8 yrs

40

304

1

1

Logistic regression result for Thinness (Wasting)

Variables

Category

Wasting

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Age in years

10–14

44

200

1

1

15–19

19

152

0.46 (0.25, 0.84)

1.13 (0.53, 2.40)

Frequency of using protein-rich food sources

used within 2 weeks

4

50

1

1

used in a month

38

219

2.17 (0.74, 6.35)

1.88 (0.63, 5.59)

Didn’t use within a month

21

83

3.16 (1.03, 9.75)

2.60 (0.82, 8.18)

Dietary diversity score/DDS

≤ 3 foods items

01

18

0.27 (0.04, 2.03)

0.26 (0.33, 2.02)

4–5 food items

13

100

0.62 (0.32, 1.19)

0.64 (0.33, 1.24)

≥ 6 food items

49

234

1

1

Menarcheal status

Post menarche

23

215

0.37 (0.21, 0.63)

0.36 (0.12, 0.75)*

Pre menarche

40

137

1

1

  1. *Significant at p valve ≤0.05, 1 = reference, COR Crude Odd Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odd Ratio, CI Confidence Interval