Table 2.
The association between child, parental, and household characteristics with the risk of wasting and stunting at 6 months and 24 months
| Wasting at 6 months (n = 4990) | Wasting at 24 months (n = 5334) | Stunting at 6 months (n = 4987) | Stunting at 24 months (n = 5333) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR (95%CI) | aRR (95%CI) | RR (95%CI) | aRR (95%CI) | RR (95%CI) | aRR (95%CI) | RR (95%CI) | aRR (95%CI) | |
| Child characteristics | ||||||||
| Female | 0.95 (0.81–1.13) | 0.70 (0.61–0.80) ** | 0.70 (0.61–0.80) ** | 0.80 (0.74–0.86) ** | 0.79 (0.74–0.86) ** | 0.91 (0.88–0.93) ** | 0.90 (0.88–0.93) ** | |
| Lean season birth | 0.58 (0.48–0.70)** | 0.63 (0.49–0.82) ** | 1.37 (1.20–1.56) ** | 1.19 (1.02–1.38) * | 1.03 (0.95–1.11) | 1.00 (0.97–1.02) | ||
| Lean season visit | 1.52 (1.29–1.81)** | 1.11 (0.88–1.40) | 1.39 (1.22–1.59) ** | 1.25 (1.08–1.45) ** | 0.96 (0.89–1.04) | 0.99 (0.96–1.01) | ||
| Currently breastfed | 0.72 (0.29–1.80) | 1.35 (1.09–1.66) ** | 1.33 (1.08–1.64) ** | 1.30 (0.72–2.36) | 1.11 (1.07–1.15) ** | 1.11 (1.07–1.15) ** | ||
| Parental Factors | ||||||||
| Mother literate | 0.90 (0.75–1.09) | 0.81 (0.70–0.94)** | 0.89 (0.76–1.05) + | 0.96 (0.89–1.05) | 0.96 (0.93–0.99) ** | 0.97 (0.94–1.01) + | ||
| Father literate | 0.91 (0.76–1.07) | 0.88 (0.77–1.01) + | 0.99 (0.85–1.15) | 0.91 (0.84–0.98) * | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) + | 0.97 (0.95–1.00) * | 1.00 (0.97–1.03) | |
| Mother short stature (< 155 cm) | 1.15 (0.96–1.37) + | 1.18 (0.99–1.41) + | 1.18 (1.03–1.36) * | 1.23 (1.07–1.41) ** | 1.48 (1.38–1.60) ** | 1.49 (1.38–1.61) ** | 1.19 (1.16–1.22) ** | 1.20 (1.17–1.23) ** |
| Maternal BMI at enrollment (per unit increase in kg/m2) | 0.99 (0.95–1.02) | 0.92 (0.89–0.94) ** | 0.93 (0.90–0.95) ** | 0.97 (0.96–0.99) ** | 0.97 (0.96–0.99) ** | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) ** | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) ** | |
| Maternal MUAC < 22 cm | 1.28 (0.80–2.04) | 1.33 (0.93–1.91) + | 0.98 (0.68–1.40) | 1.11 (0.89–1.38) | 1.08 (1.01–1.16) * | 1.00 (0.93–1.08) | ||
| Maternal Age | 1.02 (1.01–1.03) ** | 1.02 (1.01–1.03) ** | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) * | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) | ||
| Household Factors | ||||||||
| Number of children under 5 years in household | 1.02 (0.96–1.07) | 1.03 (0.98–1.08) | 1.02 (1.00–1.05) + | 1.04 (1.01–1.06) ** | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | |||
| Nomadic pastoralist tribe | 1.20 (0.81–1.80) | 1.45 (1.07–1.95) * | 1.24 (0.92–1.66) + | 1.17 (0.99–1.40) + | 1.09 (0.92–1.30) | 1.06 (0.99–1.13) + | 1.03 (0.96–1.10) | |
| Household wealth index | ||||||||
| Poorest | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Poor | 1.01 (0.79–1.30) | 0.99 (0.77–1.26) | 1.04 (0.86–1.25) | 1.05 (0.87–1.26) | 1.01 (0.91–1.13) | 0.98 (0.88–1.10) | 0.98 (0.94–1.02) | 0.97 (0.94–1.01) + |
| Middle | 0.85 (0.65–1.10) | 0.83 (0.64–1.08) + | 0.96 (0.78–1.17) | 1.01 (0.83–1.23) | 0.95 (0.85–1.07) | 0.95 (0.85–1.06) | 0.98 (0.94–1.02) | 0.98 (0.94–1.02) |
| Wealthy | 0.75 (0.57–0.99)* | 0.75 (0.57–0.99) * | 0.78 (0.63–0.96) * | 0.81 (0.65–1.01) + | 0.84 (0.74–0.95) ** | 0.85 (0.75–0.96) ** | 0.95 (0.92–1.00) * | 0.95 (0.91–0.99) * |
| Wealthiest | 0.78 (0.60–1.02) + | 0.81 (0.62–1.05) + | 0.74 (0.59–0.91) ** | 0.82 (0.66–1.02) + | 0.80 (0.71–0.91) ** | 0.83 (0.74–0.94) ** | 0.91 (0.87–0.95) ** | 0.92 (0.88–0.96) ** |
** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, + p < 0.20