Table 6.
Logistic regressions predicting odds of stunting and wastingamongchildren aged 0–59 months.
| Variable | Stunting | Wasting | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | Reference | Not significant in the final model | Reference | Not significant in the final model |
| Female | 0.79 (0.65, 0.96)∗ | 1.13 (0.79, 1.60) | ||
| Birth weight | ||||
| ≥2.5 kg | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| <2.5 kg | 2.51 (1.75, 3.62)∗∗∗ | 2.68 (1.67, 4.31)∗∗∗ | 2.17 (1.20, 3.92)∗ | 2.00 (1.10, 3.64)∗ |
| Frequency of ANC attendance | Not significant in the final model | |||
| ≥4 | Reference | Reference | Reference | |
| 0–3 | 2.75 (1.29, 2.37)∗∗∗ | 2.84 (1.63, 4.95)∗∗∗ | 1.46 (0.89, 2.38) | |
| Maternal education | Not significant in the final model | Not significant in the final model | ||
| Higher | Reference | Reference | ||
| No education | 6.38 (2.56, 15.87)∗∗∗ | 3.00 (0.72, 12.46) | ||
| Primary | 4.60 (1.83, 11.58)∗∗ | 2.15 (0.50, 9.24) | ||
| Secondary | 2.82 (1.13, 7.06)∗ | 2.11 (0.50, 8.81) | ||
| Household wealth index | ||||
| Richest | Reference | Reference | ||
| Poorest | 4.04 (2.62, 6.25)∗∗∗ | 2.36 (1.29, 4.30)∗∗ | 2.25 (1.17, 4.33)∗ | 2.33 (1.12, 4.87)∗ |
| Poorer | 3.82 (2.43, 5.9)∗∗∗ | 1.78 (0.94, 3.38) | 1.34 (0.65, 2.77) | 1.67 (0.72, 3.86) |
| Middle | 2.488 (1.56, 3.98)∗∗∗ | 1.61 (0.86, 3.03) | 0.76 (0.34, 1.73) | 0.68 (0.26, 1.76) |
| Richer | 2.085 (1.27, 3.42)∗∗ | 1.79 (0.95, 3.37) | 1.62 (0.77, 3.41) | 1.40 (0.61, 3.21) |
| Child is wasted? | ||||
| No | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 1.81 (1.23, 2.66)∗ | 2.00 (1.04, 3.88)∗ | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Parity | Not significant in the final model | |||
| 1-2 | 0.56 (0.44, 0.71)∗∗∗ | 0.47 (0.31, 0.74)∗∗ | 0.91 (0.59, 1.40) | |
| 3-4 | 0.74 (0.59, 0.93)∗ | 0.67 (0.43, 1.74) | 1.09 (0.71, 1.68) | |
| >4 | Reference | |||
| Maternal height (cm) | Not significant in the final model | |||
| At least 160 | Reference | Reference | ||
| <145 | 5.66 (2.54, 12.61)∗∗∗ | 4.88 (1.15, 20.65)∗ | 1.64 (0.38, 7.12) | |
| 145–149 | 3.75 (2.56, 5.49)∗∗∗ | 3.18 (1.54, 6.56)∗∗ | 1.02 (0.46, 2.27) | |
| 150–154 | 2.02 (1.54, 2.64)∗∗∗ | 1.81 (1.10, 2.95)∗ | 0.75 (0.43, 1.30) | |
| 155–159 | 1.50 (1.19, 1.89)∗∗ | 1.70 (1.14, 2.54)∗∗ | 1.02 (0.69, 1.51) | |
| Age of child (months) | ||||
| 0–5 | Reference | Reference | ||
| 6–11 | 1.39 (0.75, 2.56) | 1.84 (0.72, 4.73) | 1.14 (0.66, 1.94) | 0.89 (0.44, 1.80) |
| 12–23 | 3.57 (2.17, 5.87)∗∗∗ | 4.58 (2.0, 10.50)∗∗∗ | 0.70 (0.43, 1.16) | 0.70 (0.37, 1.33) |
| 24–35 | 6.12 (3.75, 9.97)∗∗∗ | 9.76 (4.29, 22.22)∗∗∗ | 0.35 (0.19, 0.63)∗∗ | 0.35 (0.17, 0.75)∗∗ |
| 36–47 | 4.45 (2.71, 7.32)∗∗∗ | 4.92 (2.01, 12.06)∗∗∗ | 0.16 (0.07, 0.35)∗∗∗ | 0.07 (0.02, 0.31)∗∗∗ |
| 48–59 | 2.99 (1.79, 4.98)∗∗∗ | 3.25 (2.17, 5.87)∗ | 0.16 (0.07, 0.36)∗∗∗ | 0.10 (0.02, 0.42)∗∗ |
| Type of place of residence | Not significant in the final model | |||
| Urban | Reference | Reference | ||
| Rural | 1.74 (1.41, 2.13)∗∗∗ | 1.43 (0.98, 2.07) | 1.62 (1.01, 2.58)∗ | |
| Toilet facility | Not significant in the final model | Not significant in the final model | ||
| No facility | Reference | Reference | ||
| Flush | 0.41 (0.29, 0.60)∗∗∗ | 0.75 (0.42, 1.33) | ||
| Pit latrine | 0.70 (0.57, 0.86)∗∗ | 0.65 (0.45, 0.95)∗ | ||
| Under 5 in household | Not significant in the final model | Not significant in the final model | ||
| 0-1 | Reference | Reference | ||
| 2-3 | 1.27 (1.04, 1.55)∗ | 1.10 (0.7, 1.59) | ||
| ≥4 | 2.55 (1.65, 3.94)∗∗∗ | 1.76 (0.81, 3.81) | ||
∗Significant at p < 0.05; ∗∗significant at p < 0.01; and ∗∗∗significant at p < 0.001.
AOR (95% CI): adjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence level.
COR (95% CI): crude/unadjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence level.