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. 2020 Jun 15;7(2):380–392. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020032

Table 2. Descriptive analysis of the prevalence of basic maternal, household, and child characteristics.

N Stunting Wasting Underweight Overweight ps pw pu po
Mother's education <0.001 0.005 <0.001 <0.001
 No education 1770 977 (55.2%) 206 (11.6%) 593 (33.5%) 186 (10.5%)
 Primary 518 240 (46.3%) 42 (8.1%) 138 (26.6%) 41 (7.9%)
 Secondary 673 206 (30.6%) 54 (8.0%) 115 (17.1%) 56 (8.3%)
 Higher 392 112 (28.5%) 28 (7.1%) 48 (12.2%) 38 (9.7%)
Residence <0.001 0.2745 0.2745 0.118
 Urban 1471 598 (40.7%) 136 (9.2%) 319 (21.5%) 154 (10.5%)
 Rural 1833 937 (49.8%) 194 (10.3%) 575 (30.5%) 167 (8.9%)
Maternal height <0.001 0.485 <0.001 <0.001
 <145 cm 165 120 (72.7%) 15 (9.1%) 72 (43.6%) 30 (18.2%)
 145–149.9 cm 492 293 (59.6%) 52 (10.6%) 173 (35.2%) 70 (14.2%)
 150–154.9 cm 1089 515 (47.3%) 117 (10.7%) 305 (28.0%) 94 (8.6%)
 ≥155 cm 1608 607 (37.7%) 146 (9.1%) 344 (21.4 %) 127 (7.9%)
Wealth index <0.001 0.008 <0.001 <0.001
 Poorest 688 427 (62.1%) 83 (12.1%) 256 (37.2%) 102 (14.8%)
 Poorer 659 360 (54.0%) 67 (10.2%) 215 (32.6%) 58 (8.8%)
 Middle 619 286 (46.2%) 65 (10.5%) 160 (25.8%) 52 (8.4%)
 Richer 706 278 (39.4%) 59 (8.4%) 150 (21.2%) 51 (7.2%)
 Richest 682 184 (27.0%) 56 (8.2%) 113 (16.6%) 58 (8.5%)