Table 3.
Prevalence ratios (PR) estimated from modified Poisson regression for child undernutrition according to mother’s educational attainment and household wealth status
| Determinant of interest | Stunting aPR | 95 % CI | Wasting aPR | 95 % CI | Underweight aPR | 95 % CI | Anaemia aPR | 95 % CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother’s education | ||||||||
| None | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| Primary | 0·87 | 0·80, 0·94 | 0·67 | 0·54, 0·84 | 0·74 | 0·65, 0·83 | 1·00 | 0·94, 1·06 |
| Secondary or higher | 0·67 | 0·61, 0·75 | 0·56 | 0·43, 0·73 | 0·53 | 0·46, 0·62 | 0·91 | 0·84, 0·98 |
| Trend P-value | P < 0·001 | P < 0·001 | P < 0·001 | P < 0·05 | ||||
| Household wealth | ||||||||
| Poor | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| Moderate | 0·90 | 0·83, 0·97 | 0·94 | 0·79, 1·12 | 0·81 | 0·73, 0·90 | 1·02 | 0·97, 1·08 |
| Rich | 0·79 | 0·72, 0·87 | 0·81 | 0·66, 0·99 | 0·77 | 0·68, 0·88 | 0·90 | 0·84, 0·96 |
| Trend P-value | P < 0·001 | P < 0·001 | P < 0·001 | P < 0·05 | ||||
aPR: adjusted prevalence ratio.