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. 2019 Aug 20;14(8):e0221273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221273

Table 3. Factors associated with stunting in adolescents 12–18 years in Klaten and Lombok Barat districts, Indonesia, 2017.

Characteristic N % stunted Crude OR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) p-value
Community level
District
Lombok Barat 1080 28.6 1.00 1.00
Klaten 1079 17.4 0.53 (0.43–0.64) <0.001 0.63 (0.51–0.79) <0.001
Household/parental level
Wealth status1
Poorest and poorer 864 29.5 1.00 1.00
Middle 432 23.2 0.73 (0.53–0.99) 0.043 0.90 (0.64–1.27) 0.56
Wealthier and wealthiest 863 16.5 0.48 (0.38–0.59) <0.001 0.67 (0.49–0.91) 0.012
Food security2
Secure 968 18.6 1.00 1.00
Not secure 1191 26.62 1.52 (1.26–1.84) <0.001 1.19 (0.92–1.51) 0.18
Drinking water source
Unimproved 290 29.3 1.00 1.00
Improved 1869 22 0.70 (0.53–0.94) 0.018 0.80 (0.60–1.07) 0.138
Sanitation facility
Non-private 523 28.9 1.00 1.00
Private 1636 21.2 0.70 (0.56–0.87) 0.001 0.90 (0.71–1.13) 0.357
Maternal education
Incomplete primary 620 27.4 1.00 1.00
Complete primary or incomplete junior high 606 25.4 0.91 (0.70–1.19) 0.504 1.23 (0.91–1.65) 0.173
Complete junior high or above 903 18.3 0.62 (0.50–0.77) <0.001 1.17 (0.85–1.57) 0.294
Adolescent level
Age group
12–14 years 977 19.8 1.00 1.00
15–18 years 1182 25.7 1.42 (1.18–1.70) <0.001 1.88 (1.42–2.46) <0.001
Sex
Boy 1079 21.2 1.00 1.00
Girl 1080 24.8 1.22 (1.00–1.51) 0.052 1.23 (0.99–1.54) 0.056
Education attainment
Incomplete primary 224 29 1.00 1.00
Complete primary or incomplete junior high 1087 21.4 0.67 (0.46–0.99) 0.045 0.65 (0.43–0.98) 0.04
Complete junior high or above 836 23.6 0.78 (0.55–1.12) 0.18 0.52 (0.33–0.88) 0.005
Watched television in the past 7 days
<2hrs per day 979 25.2 1.00 1.00
≥2hrs per day 1180 21.2 0.80 (0.66–0.99) 0.038 0.88 (0.71–1.08) 0.233

1 Household wealth quintile was generated using principal component analysis.

2 Assessed by Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA). 2007. Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) for Measurement of Food Access: Indicator Guide. Version 3. Washington, D.C.: FANTA.