Table 3.
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis on factors associated with stunting among adolescent students in Legehida district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2018.
Variables | Categories | Stunting | COR 95%CI | AOR 95%CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Sex | Male | 68 (33%) | 138 (67%) | 2.5 (1.65–4.14) | 2.1 (1.73–5.90) ∗ |
Female | 33 (16.5%) | 167 (83.5%) | 1 | 1 | |
Frequency of food intake per day | ≤2 times | 64 (48%) | 70 (52%) | 5.8 (3.63–8.99) | 4.6 (2.61–8.24) ∗ |
>2 times | 37 (13.6%) | 235 (86.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
Frequency of washing hands with soap after toilet | Sometimes | 51 (55.4%) | 41 (44.6%) | 6.57(1.7–11.00) | 3.6 (1.30–9.40) ∗ |
Always | 50 (15.9%) | 264 (84.1%) | 1 | 1 | |
Availability of functional latrine | No | 42 (61.7%) | 26 (38.3%) | 7.63(4.59–11.4) | 5.51(3.03–9.9) ∗ |
Yes | 59 (17.4%) | 279 (82.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
Source of drinking water | River | 64 (49.6%) | 65 (50.4%) | 6.38(3.4–8.9) | 2.8(1.35–6.19) ∗ |
Pipe and protected | 37 (13.4%) | 240 (86.6%) | 1 | 1 |
∗ Statistical significant (p value <0.05).