Table 6.
Multivariate analysis of the determinants of child stunting.
| Poverty measure |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model with expenditures poverty | Model with assets poverty | Model with food poverty | Model with subjective poverty | |
| Poverty status (ref: least poor) (as reported inTable 5) | ||||
| Poorest | 1.07 | 1.38⁎ | 1.13 | 1.24⁎ |
| Middle | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.21† | 1.18† |
| Least poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Child age (ref: <6 months) | ||||
| <6 | 0.14⁎⁎⁎ | 0.14⁎⁎⁎ | 0.14⁎⁎⁎ | 0.14⁎⁎⁎ |
| 6–11 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 12–23 | 8.53⁎⁎⁎ | 8.51⁎⁎⁎ | 8.52⁎⁎⁎ | 8.47⁎⁎⁎ |
| 24+ | 11.90⁎⁎⁎ | 11.81⁎⁎⁎ | 11.93⁎⁎⁎ | 11.79⁎⁎⁎ |
| Child sex (ref: male) | ||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.40⁎⁎⁎ | 0.41⁎⁎⁎ | 0.40⁎⁎⁎ | 0.40⁎⁎⁎ |
| Mother's education (ref: none/primary incomplete) | ||||
| None/primary incomp | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Primary complete | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.86 |
| Secondary + | 0.56⁎⁎⁎ | 0.56⁎⁎ | 0.55⁎⁎⁎ | 0.56⁎⁎⁎ |
| Mother's length of residence in the study area (ref: 0–2 years) | ||||
| 0–2 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3–5 years | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| 6+ years | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.85 |
| Mother's marital status (ref: not in union) | ||||
| Not in union | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| In a union | 0.65⁎⁎⁎ | 0.67⁎⁎⁎ | 0.65⁎⁎⁎ | 0.66⁎⁎⁎ |
| Mother's parity (ref: 1) | ||||
| 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 1.45⁎ | 1.45⁎ | 1.46⁎ | 1.44⁎ |
| 3+ | 1.54⁎⁎ | 1.54⁎⁎ | 1.55⁎⁎ | 1.52⁎⁎ |
| Household size (ref: <4) | ||||
| <4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 4–5 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.95 |
| 6+ | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.99 |
| Household environment | ||||
| Poorest | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.83 |
| Middle | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.11 |
| Least poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Slum residence (ref: Korogocho) | ||||
| Korogocho | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Viwandani | 0.81† | 0.88 | 0.80† | 0.83 |
†
p<.10.
⁎
p<.05.
⁎⁎
p<.01.
⁎⁎⁎
p<.001.