Table 6.

Strength of association between the variables and stunting of the respondents according to height for age (n=401)

	Nutritional status				Crude OR	95% CI	P	Adjusted OR	95% CI	P
	Stunted (n=110)		Normal (n=291)
	n	%	n	%
Occupational Status of Father*
Unemployed/unskilled	43	41.7	83	30.4	1.6	1.0–2.6	0.03	1.5	0.9–2.4	0.12
Skilled employee and above	60	58.3	190	69.6	1	–	–	1	–	–
Type of Family
Extended/joint	42	38.2	84	28.9	1.5	1.0–2.4	0.07	1.2	0.7–2.0	0.48
Nuclear	68	61.8	207	71.1	1	–	–	1	–	–
Vaccination History
Partially/not immunized	48	43.6	157	54.0	0.7	0.4–1.0	0.07	0.7	0.4–1.1	0.13
Appropriate for age	62	56.4	134	46.0	1	–	–	1	–	–
Respondent Goes to School or College?
No	33	30.0	46	15.8	2.3	1.4–3.8	0.001	2.2	1.2–3.8	0.007
Yes	77	70.0	245	84.2	1	–	–	1	–	–
Educational Status
≤10	57	51.8	122	41.9	1.5	1.0–2.3	0.08	1.3	0.8–2.2	0.23
>10	53	48.2	169	58.1	1	–	–	1	–	–
Vegetables daily
No	32	29.1	60	20.6	1.6	1.0–2.6	0.07	1.6	0.9–2.7	0.10
Yes	78	70.9	231	79.4	1	–	–	1	–	–
Snacks daily
Yes	71	64.5	200	68.7	0.8	0.5–1.3	0.43	0.9	0.5–1.4	0.57
No	39	35.5	91	31.3	1	–	–	1	–	–

*n=376