Table 1.

Household general characteristics

Indicator/variable	Stunted n (%)	Nonstunted n (%)	Total n (%)	P value
Level of formal education of the household head
No education	31 (19.14)	19 (11.73)	50 (15.43)	.005
Primary incomplete	50 (30.86)	39 (24.07)	89 (27.47)
Primary complete	27 (16.67)	32 (19.75)	59 (18.21)
Secondary incomplete	41 (25.31)	42 (25.93)	83 (25.62)
Secondary complete or higher	13 (8.02)	28 (17.28)	41 (12.65)
Asset index
1st quintile	42 (25.93)	24 (14.81)	66 (20.37)	.000
2nd quintile	41 (25.31)	23 (14.2)	64 (19.75)
3rd quintile	31 (19.14)	35 (21.6)	66 (20.37)
4th quintile	28 (17.28)	36 (22.22)	64 (19.75)
5th quintile	20 (12.35)	44 (27.16)	64 (19.75)
Household food insecurity
Food secure	91 (56.17)	99 (61.11)	190 (58.64)	.337
Mildly food insecure	28 (17.28)	25 (15.43)	53 (16.36)
Moderately food insecure	34 (20.99)	33 (20.37)	67 (20.68)
Severely food insecure	9 (5.56)	5 (3.09)	14 (4.32)
Child morbidity
Child's age (mean)	28.50 ± 3.54	28.53 ± 3.58	28.52 ± 3.55
Child's sex
Male	81 (50.0)	81 (50.0)	162 (50.0)	1.000
Female	81 (50.0)	81 (50.0)	162 (50.0)
Morbidity status of the children (2 weeks prior to the interview)
Diarrhoea	15 (9.26)	21 (12.96)	36 (11.11)	.289
Fever	76 (46.91)	71 (43.83)	147 (45.37)	.577
Cough and fast breathing/difficulty breathing	57 (35.19)	57 (35.19)	114 (35.19)	1.000
Measles in the last 6 months prior to the interview	4 (2.47)	8 (4.94)	12 (3.7)	.244
	105 (64.81)	100 (61.73)	205 (63.27)	.564
Affected by at least one disease
Receipt of antihelminthic tablet/syrup in the last 6 months prior to the interview	91 (56.17)	83 (51.23)	174 (53.7)	.373
Children who have been breastfed	159 (98.15)	156 (96.3)	315 (97.22)	.310