Table 3.
Association between women’s child marriage and nutritional status of mothers and their under-five children
| Indicator | N (%) | Child marriage | Chi-square value | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||||
| Mothers’ nutritional status | Chronic Energy Deficiency (BMI < 18.5 | 1097 (15.16) | 298(27.2%) | 799(72.8%) | ||
| Normal (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m2) | 4244 (58.66) | 1228(28.9%) | 3016(71.1%) | 58.255 | 0.001 | |
| Over nutrition (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 1894 (26.18) | 718(37.9%) | 1176(62.1%) | |||
| Child’s nutritional status | ||||||
| Stunting | Yes (Z-score<-2), 2245(31.0%) | 2245 (31.03) | 602(26.8%) | 1643(73.2%) | 26.846 | 0.003 |
| No (Z-score≥-2), 4990(69.0%) | 4990 (68.97) | 1642(32.9%) | 3348(67.1%) | |||
| Underweight | Yes (Z-score<-2), 1590(22.0%) | 1590 (21.98) | 449(28.2%) | 1141(71.8%) | 7.344 | 0.008 |
| No (Z-score≥-2), 5645(78.0%) | 5645 (78.02) | 1795(31.8%) | 3850(68.2%) | |||
| Wasting | Yes (Z-score<-2), 612(8.5%) | 612 (8.46) | 185(30.2%) | 427(69.8%) | 0.194 | 0.779 |
| No (Z-score≥-2), 6623(91.5%) | 6623 (91.54) | 2059(31.1%) | 4564(68.9%) | |||