Table 2.
Characteristics of the parents: national cross-sectional survey, Burundi 2014
| Parental Characteristics | Number | Stunted children | Not stunted Children | Severely stunted children | Not severely stunted children | %[95 CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother’s education | 6199 | |||||
| No education | 2449 | 2076 | 990 | 3535 | 73% [71.8-74.1] | |
| Primary | 765 | 684 | 283 | 1166 | 23.3% [22.3-24.4] | |
| Secondary and above | 77 | 148 | 28 | 197 | 3.6% [3.1-4.1] | |
| Mother’s age | 6081 | |||||
| 15-24 years | 996 | 915 | 385 | 1526 | 31.4% [30.2-32.5] | |
| 25-34 years | 1564 | 1427 | 620 | 2371 | 49.1% [47.9-50.4] | |
| 34-49 years | 660 | 519 | 266 | 913 | 19.3% [18.3-20.3] | |
| Mother’s child nutrition assessment vs current child’s nutrition status | 6173 | |||||
| Uncorrect | 1799 | 764 | 593 | 1970 | 41.5% [4.29-42.7] | |
| Correct | 1478 | 2132 | 701 | 2909 | 58. 4% [57.2-59.7] | |
| Marital status | 6199 | |||||
| In couple (legally married or not) | 3012 | 2690 | 1165 | 4537 | 91.9% [91.3-92.6] | |
| Live alone (div/sep/widow) | 279 | 218 | 136 | 361 | 8.0%[7.3-8.6] |