Table 3.
Bivariate analysis of the association of health care factors with stunting among children under-five in Debre Tabor town, Ethiopia, December to mid-January 2019
| Variables | Frequency | Percent | Stunting | COR(95%CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| Deworming status | ||||||
| No | 288 | 45.7 | 87 | 201 | 1.544 (1.108–2.151) | .01 |
| Yes | 342 | 54.3 | 137 | 205 | 1 | |
| Diarrhea in the past two weeks | ||||||
| Yes | 363 | 57.6 | 103 | 260 | 2.092 (1.501–2.915) | <.001 |
| No | 267 | 42.4 | 121 | 146 | 1 | |
| ANC visit of the mother | ||||||
| < 3times | 345 | 54.8 | 104 | 241 | 1.685 (1.2132.342) | .002 |
| ≥ 3 | 285 | 45.2 | 120 | 165 | 1 | |
| PNC visit of the mother | ||||||
| No | 334 | 53 | 116 | 218 | 1.08(.779–1.497) | .646 |
| Yes | 296 | 47 | 108 | 188 | 1 | |