Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of predictors of stunting, in school children in the studied population (n = 928)

Independent variable	Categories	Adjusted OR (CI)	p value
Age group (years)	6–8	1
	9–12	12.30 (5.59–26.9)	< 0.001
	13–15	23.70 (10.6–53.3)	< 0.001
Village	Busanga	1
	Bwai	0.397 (0.190–0.827)	0.014
	Kibuyi	0.712 (0.362–1.399)	0.325
	Mwiringo	1.130 (0.562–2.257)	0.729
	Sota	0.346 (0.169–0.704)	0.003
Malaria infection	Not infected	1
	Low infection	0.719 (0.409–1.266)	0.254
	High infection	0.632 (0.264–1.515)	0.304
S. mansoni infection	Not infected	1
	Light infection	0.550 (0.242–1.253)	0.156
	Moderate infection	0.838 (0.365–1.921)	0.677
	Heavy infection	1.036 (0.435–2.464)	0.936
Anaemia	Normal	1
	Anaemic	0.946 (0.598–1.494)	0.811
	Severely anaemic	17.160 (2.632–34.688)	0.003
Coinfection	Not infected	1
	Single infection	0.961 (0.388–2.411)	0.934
Coinfection	Double/triple infection	2.077 (0.623–6.921)	0.234