Table 3.
Proportional odds model analysis of maternal predictor factors of childhood stunting in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016 given in Odds ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
| Characteristic | Categories | OR | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother educational level | No education | 3.316 | [1.737, 6.330] | < 0.0001 |
| Primary | 2.619 | [1.391, 4.932] | 0.003 | |
| Secondary | 1.416 | [0.583, 3.439] | 0.443 | |
| Higher | 1 | |||
| Mother employment | Unemployed | 0.768 | [0.646, 0.912] | 0.003 |
| Employed | 1 | |||
| Mother’ autonomy | High | 0.835 | [0.703, .992] | 0.040 |
| Middle | 0.840 | [0.733, .962] | 0.012 | |
| Low | 1 | |||
| Mother’s BMI (kg/m2) | Less than 18.5 | 3.265 | [1.178, 9.053] | 0.021 |
| > 25 | 2.303 | [0.876, 6.053] | 0.091 | |
| 18.5–25 | 1 | |||
| Number of ANC visits before birth | 1–3 visits | 0.896 | [0.804, 0.998] | 0.040 |
| At least 4 | 0.763 | [0.668, 0.870] | < 0.0001 | |
| No ANC | 1 | |||
| Place of delivery | Home | 1.327 | [1.113, 1.581] | 0.002 |
| Health facility | 1 | |||
| Mother’s height (cm) | < 150 | 2.559 | [2.158, 3.035] | < 0.0001 |
| 150–160 | 1.482 | [1.320, 1.664] | < 0.0001 | |
| > 160 | 1 | |||
| Number of ANC visits (per visit) | 0.934 | [0.913, 0.956] | < 0.0001 | |
| Age at first birth (per year) | 0.909 | [0.857, 0.963] | 0.001 | |
| Previous birth interval (per month) | 0.991 | [0.986, 0.997] | 0.003 | |
| Maternal height (per cm) | 0.995 | [0.994, 0.996] | 0.01 | |
| BMI‡ in (kg/m2) (per unit) | 0.959 | [0.927, 0.992] | 0.014 | |
| Maternal education (per year) | 0.933 | [0.876, 0.993] | 0.028 | |
| Number of children (per child) | 1.094 | [1.014, 1.180] | 0.041 | |
†Body Mass Index, ‡ Antenatal Care