Table 2.

Association between stunting, underweight and various characteristics, IHS-2 data

Variable	% stunted	Chi square P Value	% underweight	Chi square P Value	N
Interviewed March to August	52.0	<0.001	13.8	<0.01	4,012
Interviewed September to February	47.2		11.0		2,675
Participates in a Nutrition Intervention	59.9	<0.01	25.1	<0.001	226
Does not	49.6		12.2		6,452
Participates in under-five clinic	49.8	0.59	13.9	<0.001	4,137
Does not	50.5		10.8		2,543
Child characteristics
Male	52.5	<0.001	14.5	<0.001	3,279
Female	47.6		11.0		3,408
Child was ill	50.5	0.56	14.0	0.02	2,661
Child was not ill	49.8		11.9		4,026
Household characteristics
Has a toilet facility	50.6	<0.001	12.1	0.09	4,216
No toilet	55.1		12.5		760
Missing	46.4		14.3		1,711
Has piped or protected water source	49.4	<0.001	10.9	<0.001	3,333
Neither piped nor protected water source	55.2		14.6		1,610
Missing	46.5		14.2		1,711
Has permanent roof and improved floor	41.8	<0.001	7.0	<0.001	812
Has either a permanent roof or an improved floor	49.9		9.1		485
No permanent roof and no improved floor	53.5		13.6		3,686
Missing	46.3		14.3		1,704
Household is poor	51.1	0.04	13.4	0.08	3,710
Household is not poor	48.3		11.8		2,977
Household head qualification
No qualification	53.2	<0.001	13.3	<0.001	3,693
Primary school certificate	48.2		9.9		570
Junior secondary school or higher	43.2		7.7		715
Missing	46.4		14.2		1,709
Location characteristics
Northern region	47.9	<0.001	11.7	0.09	1,093
Central region	53.2		13.7		2,645
Southern region	47.7		12.0		2,949
Urban	46.6	0.07	11.3	0.28	713
Rural	50.4		12.8		5,974