Table 3.

Healthcare factors associated with stunting in Ethiopia.

Predicting variables	N (%)	Outcome variable		P-value
		Stunting
		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Prenatal doctor or health officer (HO) follow-ups
•No	7007 (92.3)	1
•Yes	583 (7.7)	0.65 (0.53, 0.79) ∗∗	0.39 (0.06, 2.35)	0.302
Prenatal nurse or midwife follow-ups
•No	4281 (54.7)	1
•Yes	3308 (43.6)	0.85 (0.76, 0.93) ∗∗	1.76 (0.43, 7.14)	0.432
Deworming during pregnancy
•No	7158 (94.3)	1
•Yes	432 (5.7)	0.86 (0.69, 1.06)	0.11 (0.02, 0.74) ∗∗	0.023
Place of delivery
•Home	7997 (72.6)	1
•Health facility (health post, hospital, etc.)	3026 (27.4)	0.64 (0.58, 0.71) ∗∗	0.64 (0.58, 0.71) ∗∗	0.009
Delivery by caesarean section
•No	10810 (98.1)	1
•Yes	213 (1.9)	0.46 (0.32, 0.65) ∗∗	1.14 (0.10, 12.93)	0.914
Child size at birth
•Larger than average	3485 (31.6)	1
•Average	4580 (41.6)	1.11 (1.01, 1.23) ∗∗	0.51 (0.16, 1.59)	0.247
•Smaller than average	2958 (26.8)	1.49 (1.34, 1.66) ∗∗	5.1 (1.64, 15.88) ∗∗	0.005
Recent diarrhea
•No	9190 (88.2)	1
•Yes	1227 (11.8)	1.12 (0.99, 1.27)	0.09 (0.01, 0.63) ∗∗	0.015

∗∗P < 0.05, COR: Crude odd ratio, AOR: Adjusted odd ratio, CI: Confidence interval.