Table 2.
Distribution of undernutrition by background characteristics among Ugandan women aged 20 to 49 years
| Characteristics | Underweight | Not underweight | P-Value | stunted | Not stunted | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Head | 0.166* | 0.320 | ||||
| Female | 124 (39.1) | 1524 (35.3) | 17 (29.3) | 1631 (35.6) | ||
| Male | 193 (60.9) | 2798 (64.7) | 41 (70.7) | 2950 (64.4) | ||
| Wealth Index | < 0.001** | 0.361 | ||||
| Poorest | 114 (36) | 701 (16.2) | 8 (13.6) | 808 (17.6) | ||
| Poorer | 74 (23.3) | 741 (17.1) | 10 (16.9) | 805 (17.6) | ||
| Middle | 54 (17) | 817 (18.9) | 16 (27.1) | 855 (18.7) | ||
| Richer | 39 (12.3) | 903 (20.9) | 8 (13.6) | 935 (20.4) | ||
| Richest | 36 (11.4) | 1159 (26.8) | 17 (28.8) | 1178 (25.7) | ||
| Working Statusa | 0.299 | 0.747 | ||||
| Working | 275 (86.5) | 3638 (84.3) | 49 (86) | 3864 (84.4) | ||
| Not Working | 43 (13.5) | 678 (15.7) | 8 (14) | 714 (15.6) | ||
| Education Level | < 0.001** | 0.210 | ||||
| No Education | 62 (19.6) | 492 (11.4) | 9 (15.5) | 546 (11.9) | ||
| Primary | 194 (61.1) | 2399 (55.5) | 33 (56.9) | 2560 (55.9) | ||
| Secondary | 49 (15.5) | 1036 (24) | 6 (10.3) | 1079 (23.5) | ||
| Higher | 12 (3.8) | 394 (9.1) | 10 (17.2) | 397 (8.7) | ||
| Region | < 0.001** | 0.008** | ||||
| Western | 47 (14.8) | 1135 (26.3) | 21 (36.2) | 1161 (25.3) | ||
| Eastern | 49 (15.5) | 864 (20.0) | 7 (12.1) | 907 (19.8) | ||
| Central | 57 (18) | 1344 (31.1) | 24 (41.4) | 1376 (30) | ||
| Northern | 164 (51.7) | 979 (22.7) | 6 (10.3) | 1138 (24.8) | ||
| Marital Status | 0.398 | 0.201 | ||||
| Married | 227 (71.4) | 3179 (73.6) | 39 (66.1) | 3367 (73.5) | ||
| Not Married | 91 (28.6) | 1143 (26.4) | 20 (33.9) | 1214 (26.5) | ||
| Age | 0.111* | 0.150* | ||||
| 20 to 29 | 143 (45) | 2083 (48.2) | 35 (60.3) | 2190 (47.8) | ||
| 30 to 39 | 97 (30.5) | 1389 (32.1) | 13 (22.4) | 1473 (32.2) | ||
| 40 to 49 | 78 (24.5) | 850 (19.7) | 10 (17.3) | 918 (20.0) | ||
| Residence | 0.013** | 0.896 | ||||
| Rural | 253 (79.6) | 3163 (73.2) | 43 (72.9) | 3374 (73.6) | ||
| Urban | 65 (20.4) | 1158 (26.8) | 16 (27.1) | 1208 (26.4) | ||
| Household Size | 0.027** | 0.846 | ||||
| Six and Above | 165 (52.1) | 1973 (45.7) | 26 (44.8) | 2112 (46.1) | ||
| Less than 6 | 152 (47.9) | 2349 (54.3) | 32 (55.2) | 2469 (53.9) |
a = Working status had 6 missing values which was 0.1%. ** = Significant at p-value < 0.05, * = Significant at p-value < 0.2 *