Table 2.
Prevalence of childhood stunting at various levels of independent variables
| Variables and their values | Stunted n = 7322 (25.6%) | Not stunted n = 21 325 (74.4%) | Missing values N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual‐level factors | |||
| Child factors | |||
| Age of child (months) | 4289 (14.9) | ||
| 0–11 | 820 (14.2) | 4946 (85.8) | |
| 12–23 | 1819 (37.0) | 3102 (63.0) | |
| 24–35 | 1584 (35.0) | 2944 (65.0) | |
| 36–47 | 1631 (33.9) | 3180 (66.1) | |
| 48–59 | 1468 (33.9) | 2864 (66.1) | |
| Sex of the child | – | ||
| Male | 3866 (26.5) | 10 738 (73.5) | |
| Female | 3456 (24.6) | 10 587 (75.4) | |
| Type of birth | – | ||
| Single birth | 7058 (25.5) | 20 627 (74.5) | |
| Multiple birth | 264 (27.4) | 698 (72.6) | |
| Birthweight (grams) | 664 (2.3) | ||
| Low < 2500 | 1210 (28.5) | 3029 (71.5) | |
| ≥2500 | 6000 (25.3) | 17 744 (74.7) | |
| Maternal/household factors | |||
| Mother's age (years) | – | ||
| 15–24 | 1867 (25.8) | 5382 (74.2) | |
| 25–34 | 3617 (25.6) | 10 494 (73.4) | |
| 35–49 | 1838 (25.2) | 5449 (74.8) | |
| Educational levels | – | ||
| No formal education | 4287 (29.7) | 10 131 (70.3) | |
| Primary | 1681 (25.7) | 4871 (74.3) | |
| Secondary | 1181 (18.6) | 5157 (81.4) | |
| Higher | 173 (12.9) | 1166 (87.1) | |
| Breastfeeding duration (months) | 1679 (5.9) | ||
| <6 | 357 (7.6) | 4365 (92.4) | |
| 6–12 | 1217 (19.4) | 5049 (80.6) | |
| 13–24 | 5119 (33.3) | 10 244 (66.7) | |
| >24 | 293 (47.5) | 324 (52.5) | |
| Immunization | – | ||
| Incomplete | 3805 (30.5) | 8658 (69.5) | |
| Complete | 3517 (21.7) | 12 667 (78.3) | |
| Maternal health‐seeking behaviour index in quantiles | 1996 (7.0) | ||
| Fifth quantile(highest) | 984 (18.8) | 4241 (81.2) | |
| Fourth quantile | 1188 (24.1) | 3735 (75.9) | |
| Third quantile | 1536 (27.0) | 4148 (73.0) | |
| Second quantile | 1446 (28.9) | 3565 (71.1) | |
| First quantile (least) | 1771 (30.5) | 4037 (69.5) | |
| Mother's body mass index (kg/m2) | 680 (2.4) | ||
| <18.5 | 1129 (34.0) | 2195 (66.0) | |
| 18.5–24.9 | 5006 (26.6) | 13 801 (73.4) | |
| ≥25.0 | 1090 (18.7) | 4746 (81.3) | |
| Mother's occupation | 157 (0.6) | ||
| Not working | 2387 (26.4) | 6648 (73.6) | |
| Manual | 2522 (26.6) | 7615 (76.3) | |
| White collar | 2370 (23.7) | 6948 (73.4) | |
| Birth interval (months) | – | ||
| ≥24 | 5880 (25.3) | 17 392 (74.7) | |
| <24 | 1442 (26.8) | 3933 (73.2) | |
| Number of children under‐five | |||
| One | 24 (2.2) | 1090 (97.9) | – |
| Two | 1660 (22.8) | 5633 (77.2) | |
| Three | 3049 (27.5) | 8039 (72.5) | |
| ≥Four | 2589 (28.3) | 6563 (71.7) | |
| Ethnicity | 166 (0.6) | ||
| Major | 4319 (25.7) | 12 519 (74.4) | |
| Minor | 2954 (25.4) | 8689 (74.6) | |
| Types of family | 1456 (5.1) | ||
| Monogamous | 4427 (24.5) | 13 636 (75.5) | |
| Polygamous | 2593 (28.4) | 6535 (71.6) | |
| Head of household | – | ||
| Female | 594 (22.3) | 2074 (77.7) | |
| Male | 6728 (25.9) | 19 251 (74.1) | |
| Wealth index | – | ||
| Fifth quantile (richest) | 592 (15.6) | 3216 (84.5) | |
| Fourth quantile | 1001 (21.0) | 3754 (79.0) | |
| Third quantile | 1454 (25.9) | 4155 (74.1) | |
| Second quantile | 1993 (29.0) | 4878 (71.0) | |
| First quantile (poorest) | 2282 (30.0) | 5322 (70.0) | |
| Community‐level factors | |||
| Residence | – | ||
| Rural | 5738 (27.3) | 15 296 (72.7) | |
| Urban | 1584 (20.8) | 6029 (79.2) | |
| Regions | – | ||
| North central | 1336 (26.5) | 3710 (73.5) | |
| North east | 1938 (29.6) | 4621 (70.4) | |
| North west | 2402 (30.2) | 5545 (69.8) | |
| South east | 327 (13.4) | 2123 (86.6) | |
| South south | 611 (18.4) | 2716 (81.6) | |
| South west | 708 (21.3) | 2610 (78.7) | |
| Poverty rate | – | ||
| Low | 3156 (21.9) | 11 267 (78.1) | |
| High | 4166 (29.3) | 10 058 (70.7) | |
| Illiteracy rate | – | ||
| Low | 3031 (21.1) | 11 347 (78.9) | |
| High | 4291 (30.1) | 9978 (69.9) | |
| Unemployment rate | – | ||
| Low | 3436 (23.9) | 10 934 (76.1) | |
| High | 3886 (27.2) | 10 391 (72.8) | |
| Proper sanitation | – | ||
| Yes | 3553 (24.7) | 10 829 (75.3) | |
| No | 3769 (26.4) | 10 496 (73.6) | |
| Safe water | – | ||
| Yes | 3286 (22.9) | 11 056 (77.1) | |
| No | 4036 (28.2) | 10 269 (71.8) |
N, number of children; %, proportion (percentage).