Table 5.
Stunting, under-weight and wasting distributions and bivariate analysis stratified by sex, residence and age group
| Variables | Stunting | Under weight | Wasting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95 % CI), P-value | N (%) | OR (95 % CI), P-value | N (%) | OR (95 % CI), P-value | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 404 (42.93) | 1.146 (0.953–1.377), 0.147 | 167 (17.75) | 1.346 (1.049–1.727), 0.020 | 79 (8.41) | 0.897 (0.652–1.235), 0.506 |
| Female | 373 (39.64) | 1 | 130 (13.82) | 1 | 87 (9.28) | 1 |
| Age-group | ||||||
| 6–11 | 84 (37.33) | 1 | 25 (11.11) | 1 | 22 (9.78) | 1 |
| 12–23 | 191 (43.91) | 1.314 (0.945–1.827), 0.105 | 59 (13.56) | 1.255 (0.763–2.066), 0.371 | 41 (9.45) | 0.963 (0.558–1.660), 0.891 |
| 24–35 | 193 (44.47) | 1.344 (0.967–1.869), 0.079 | 78 (17.97) | 1.753 (1.082–2.840), 0.023 | 38 (8.84) | 0.894 (0.515–1.553), 0.692 |
| 36–47 | 146 (39.25) | 1.084 (0.771–1.525), 0.641 | 65 (17.47) | 1.694 (1.033–2.777), 0.037 | 32 (8.63) | 0.871 (0.493–1.540), 0.635 |
| 48–59 | 163 (39.18) | 1.081 (0.774–1.511), 0.646 | 70 (16.83) | 1.618 (0.993–2.639), 0.053 | 33 (7.93) | 0.795 (0.451–1.399), 0.427 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Biharwe | 114 (38.51) | 1 | 52 (17.57) | 1 | 27 (9.12) | 1 |
| Gatanga | 217 (45.78) | 1.348 (1.003–1.812), 0.048 | 83 (17.51) | 0.996 (0.680–1.459), 0.984 | 38 (8.03 | 0.870 (0.519–1.458), 0.598 |
| Gikundamvura | 148 (39.78) | 1.055 (0.771–1.442), 0.738 | 64 (17.20) | 0.975 (0.652–1.458), 0.902 | 35 (9.46) | 1.041 (0.614–1.763), 0.881 |
| Kindama | 160 (37.83) | 0.971 (0.715–1.318), 0.852 | 58 (13.71) | 0.746 (0.496–1.121), 0.158 | 38 (9.0) | 0.986 (0.588–1.654), 0.957 |
| Ruhuha | 138 (43.53) | 1.231 (0.891–1.699), 0.207 | 40 (12.62) | 0.678 (0.433–1.059), 0.088 | 28 (8.89) | 0.972 (0.558–1.692), 0.920 |
P values for categorical variables were based on the χ2 test
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval