TABLE 2.
Linear mixed-model results of household livestock ownership, total count and by species, and anthropometric measurement status in children <5 y of age at baseline (n = 838)1
| Baseline child HAZ |
Baseline child WHZ |
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| Model | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted β (95% CI)2 | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted β (95% CI)2 |
| Total livestock ownership | ||||
| Baseline livestock count3 | 0.01 (−0.01, 0.04) | 0.01 (−0.02, 0.04) | −0.002 (−0.03, 0.02) | −0.002 (−0.03, 0.03) |
| Child age (mo), linear | −0.10 (−0.12, −0.08) | 0.03 (0.009, 0.05) | ||
| Child age (mo), quadratic | 0.001 (0.001, 0.002) | −0.0004 (−0.0007, −0.0001) | ||
| Child sex (female = 1) | 0.24 (0.09, 0.40) | 0.16 (−0.001, 0.32) | ||
| Number of household members | −0.08 (−0.13, −0.04) | −0.03 (−0.07, 0.02) | ||
| Household wealth score | 0.11 (0.03, 0.19) | 0.06 (−0.02, 0.14) | ||
| Separate livestock species3 | ||||
| Poultry | 0.003 (−0.008, 0.14) | −0.0005 (−0.01, 0.01) | −0.0003 (−0.01, 0.01) | −0.0003 (−0.01, 0.01) |
| Cows | 0.03 (−0.05, 0.11) | 0.04 (−0.04, 0.12) | 0.001 (−0.07, 0.08) | −0.02 (−0.10, 0.06) |
| Goats | 0.010 (−0.03, 0.05) | 0.004 (−0.03, 0.04) | −0.02 (−0.06, 0.01) | −0.02 (−0.06, 0.02) |
| Sheep | −0.008 (−0.04, 0.03) | 0.02 (−0.02, 0.05) | 0.02 (−0.02, 0.05) | 0.03 (−0.01, 0.06) |
| Child age (mo), linear | −0.10 (−0.12, −0.07) | 0.03 (0.009, 0.05) | ||
| Child age (mo), quadratic | 0.001 (0.001, 0.002) | −0.0004 (−0.0007, −0.0001) | ||
| Child sex (female = 1) | 0.24 (0.09, 0.40) | 0.17 (0.01, 0.33) | ||
| Number of household members | −0.10 (-0.12, −0.08) | −0.03 (−0.07, 0.02) | ||
| Household wealth score | 0.11 (0.03, 0.19) | 0.07 (−0.01, 0.15) | ||
1
HAZ, height-for-age z score; WHZ, weight-for-height z score.
2
Adjusted for household wealth, child sex, child age, and number of household members.
3
Mean livestock numbers owned over the previous 9 mo.