Table 2.

Risk factors for stunting (HAZ scores < -2SD) among children aged less than twenty four months.

Factors		Stunted (%)	N	OR	95% CI	P value
Household member	<4	35.0	886	ref.
	4 to <7	33.1	4,475	1.00	(0.84–1.18)	0.956
	7 or more	33.4	1,869	1.19	(0.97–1.45)	0.094
Age (Months)	0 to <6	23.2	1,758	ref.
	6 to <12	25.2	1,813	1.13	(0.96–1.33)	0.151
	12 to <24	42.4	3,659	2.54	(2.21–2.92)	<0.001
Gender	Male	35.7	3,665	ref.
	Female	31.0	3,565	0.78	(0.70–0.87)	<0.001
Area	Urban	30.2	1,153	ref.
	Rural	34.0	6,077	0.88	(0.75–1.03)	0.115
Division	Dhaka	33.7	1,850	ref.
	Barisal	30.4	677	0.77	(0.62–0.95)	0.014
	Chittagong	36.3	1,451	1.06	(0.90–1.25)	0.489
	Khulna	26.1	995	0.69	(0.57–0.84)	<0.001
	Rajshahi	30.0	677	0.78	0.64–0.96)	0.021
	Rangpur	36.0	916	1.03	(0.85–1.24)	0.795
	Sylhet	40.1	664	1.26	(1.02–1.55)	0.032
Education of mother	Secondary complete or higher	17.9	881	ref.
	Secondary incomplete	29.6	2,705	1.47	(1.16–1.86)	0.002
	Primary complete	35.8	1,141	1.68	(1.28–2.20)	<0.001
	Primary incomplete	39.8	996	1.84	(1.39–2.43)	<0.001
	None	43.3	1,507	1.96	(1.49–2.59)	<0.001
Education of father	Secondary complete or higher	20.9	1,057	ref.
	Secondary incomplete	30.7	1,426	1.29	(1.04–1.60)	0.019
	Primary complete	36.4	978	1.39	(1.10–1.75)	0.006
	Primary incomplete	37.4	1,060	1.31	(1.03–1.66)	0.027
	None	39.8	2,145	1.24	(0.98–1.55)	0.069
Wealth index quintile	Richest	20.2	1,056	ref.
	Fourth	27.6	1,175	1.32	(1.04–1.67)	0.023
	Middle	30.1	1,364	1.28	(1.00–1.64)	0.055
	Second	36.0	1,571	1.52	(1.18–1.97)	0.001
	Poorest	43.6	2,064	1.96	(1.50–2.56)	<0.001
Type of toilet facility	Flush toilet	26.5	1,776	ref.
	Pit toilet	33.5	4,482	1.09	(0.93–1.28)	0.285
	Hanging toilet	45.8	579	1.21	(0.95–1.54)	0.130
	No facilities (field, bush)	45.5	391	1.27	(0.97–1.68)	0.086
Salt iodization test outcome	0 PPM (not iodized)	38.1	1,907	ref.
	More than 0 PPM and less than 15 PPM	38.2	1,443	1.12	(0.96–1.31)	0.146
	15 PPM or more	29.3	3,750	0.95	(0.82–1.09)	0.427
Number of under five children			7,230	0.99	(0.89–1.10)	0.847