Table 3. Final model estimates for determinants of stunting in children 6 to 59.9 months, HDSS of Moramanga (n = 894).
| Characteristics | Stunting | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, N (%) | No, N (%) | |||||
| Child characteristics | ||||||
| Age group (months) | ||||||
| 6–11 mo | 17 (24.7) | 52 (75.3) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 12–23 mo | 126 (55.7) | 100 (44.2) | 3.8 (2.1–7.1) | 0.000 | 4.0 (2.2–7.5) | 0.000 |
| 24–35 mo | 101 (52.6) | 91 (47.4) | 3.4 (1.8–6.3) | 0.000 | 3.6 (1.9–6.7) | 0.000 |
| ≥36 mo | 187 (46.0) | 220 (54.0) | 2.6 (1.4–4.6) | 0.001 | 2.7 (1.5–4.8) | 0.001 |
| Infection by Trichuris trichiura | ||||||
| No | 407 (43.3) | 453 (52.7) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Yes | 24 (70.6) | 10 (29.4) | 2.7 (1.3–5.6) | 0.01 | 2.4 (1.1–5.3) | 0.002 |
| Household characteristic | ||||||
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Wealthiest | 82 (36.8) | 141 (63.2) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Wealthier | 92 (41.3) | 131 (58.7) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | 0.4 | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) | 0.5 |
| Poorer | 122 (57.8) | 89 (42.2) | 2.3 (1.6–3.5) | 0.000 | 2.3 (1.5–3.4) | 0.000 |
| Poorest | 135 (57.0) | 102 (43.0) | 2.3 (1.6–3.3) | 0.000 | 2.3 (1.6–3.4) | 0.000 |
OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval