Bi-variable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with undernutrition among prisoners incarcerated in Bahir Dar Zone Prison Center, northwest Ethiopia, 2021
| Variables | Categories | Undernutrition | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Imprisonment Hx | Yes | 43 | 79 | 3.70 (2.33–5.87) | 4.98 (2.80, 8.86)* |
| No | 59 | 401 | 1 | 1 | |
| Duration of imprisonment | >=12 month | 67 | 246 | 1.82 (1.17–2.85) | 1.82 (1.04, 3.19)* |
| <12 month | 35 | 234 | 1 | 1 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 38 | 38 | 6.90 (4.10–11.62) | 5.38 (2.86, 10.13)* |
| No | 64 | 442 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chronic diseases status | Yes | 23 | 82 | 1.41 (0.84–2.38) | 0.83 (0.42, 1.63) |
| No | 79 | 398 | 1 | 1 | |
| Respiratory illness | Yes | 57 | 192 | 1.90 (1.23–2.92) | 1.32 (0.77, 2.27) |
| No | 45 | 288 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diarrheal diseases | Yes | 47 | 131 | 2.277 (1.47–3.53) | 1.98 (1.15, 3.41)* |
| No | 55 | 349 | 1 | ||
| Social support | Poor | 22 | 301 | 5.50 (3.07–9.87) | 7.09 (3.57, 14.05)* |
| Moderate | 45 | 92 | 0.82 (0.48–1.40) | 0.82 (0.44, 1.54) | |
| Strong | 35 | 87 | 1 | 1 | |
| Physical activity | Good physical activity | 58 | 219 | 1.57(1.02–2.42) | 1.06 (0.62, 1.83) |
| Poor physical activity | 44 | 261 | 1 | 1 | |
| Depression | Depressed | 69 | 211 | 2.67(1.70–4.19) | 3.23(1.88, 5.57)* |
| Not depressed | 33 | 269 | 1 | ||
| Variables | Categories | Undernutrition | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Imprisonment Hx | Yes | 43 | 79 | 3.70 (2.33–5.87) | 4.98 (2.80, 8.86)* |
| No | 59 | 401 | 1 | 1 | |
| Duration of imprisonment | >=12 month | 67 | 246 | 1.82 (1.17–2.85) | 1.82 (1.04, 3.19)* |
| <12 month | 35 | 234 | 1 | 1 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 38 | 38 | 6.90 (4.10–11.62) | 5.38 (2.86, 10.13)* |
| No | 64 | 442 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chronic diseases status | Yes | 23 | 82 | 1.41 (0.84–2.38) | 0.83 (0.42, 1.63) |
| No | 79 | 398 | 1 | 1 | |
| Respiratory illness | Yes | 57 | 192 | 1.90 (1.23–2.92) | 1.32 (0.77, 2.27) |
| No | 45 | 288 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diarrheal diseases | Yes | 47 | 131 | 2.277 (1.47–3.53) | 1.98 (1.15, 3.41)* |
| No | 55 | 349 | 1 | ||
| Social support | Poor | 22 | 301 | 5.50 (3.07–9.87) | 7.09 (3.57, 14.05)* |
| Moderate | 45 | 92 | 0.82 (0.48–1.40) | 0.82 (0.44, 1.54) | |
| Strong | 35 | 87 | 1 | 1 | |
| Physical activity | Good physical activity | 58 | 219 | 1.57(1.02–2.42) | 1.06 (0.62, 1.83) |
| Poor physical activity | 44 | 261 | 1 | 1 | |
| Depression | Depressed | 69 | 211 | 2.67(1.70–4.19) | 3.23(1.88, 5.57)* |
| Not depressed | 33 | 269 | 1 | ||
Notes:
AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio. N = 582;
*p-value <0.05;
Used – Enter method
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