Table 6.

The relationship between intestinal parasitic infections and stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Boricha Woreda, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 622)

Variable	Nutritional status		COR	AORa
	Normal	Stunted
Intestinal parasitic infections
Yes	125	178	5.45(3.82,7.78)*	2.18(1.36,3.50)*
No	253	66	1	1

1: Shows the reference categories *: Shows the significant association at p-value < 0.05

^a Adjusted for sex, maternal and paternal educational status, the main occupation of the head, family size, wealth index, main source of drinking water, household food insecurity and dietary diversity score