Table 3.
Logistic regression estimates for stunting aged under five by background characteristics in Bangladesh
| Background characteristics | AOR(95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| 2004 | Ref. |
| 2017–18 | 0.54*(0.49,0.59) |
| Mother’s characteristics | |
| Age at first birth | |
| Less than 18 years | Ref. |
| 18 years or more | 0.95(0.88,1.02) |
| Educational status | |
| Not educated | Ref. |
| Educated | 0.92(0.83,1.02) |
| Working status | |
| Not working | Ref. |
| Working | 1.04(0.96,1.13) |
| Low BMI | |
| No | 0.71*(0.66,0.78) |
| Yes | Ref. |
| Father’s characteristics | |
| Educational status | |
| Not educated | Ref. |
| Educated | 0.82*(0.75,0.90) |
| Working status | |
| Not working | Ref. |
| Working | 1.04(0.8,1.37) |
| Child’s characteristics | |
| Children age (in months) | |
| 0–23 | Ref. |
| 23–47 | 1.85*(1.71,2.01) |
| 48–59 | 1.35*(1.22,1.49) |
| Sex | |
| Male | Ref. |
| Female | 1.00(0.93,1.08) |
| Birth order | |
| 1 | Ref. |
| 2 | 0.96(0.87,1.05) |
| 3 | 1.01(0.91,1.13) |
| 4 and above | 1.24*(1.11,1.38) |
| Household characteristics | |
| Protected water source | |
| No | Ref. |
| Yes | 1.00(0.88,1.14) |
| Improved toilet facility | |
| No | Ref. |
| Yes | 0.92*(0.84,1.06) |
| Wealth Index | |
| Poorest | Ref. |
| Poorer | 0.93(0.83,1.04) |
| Middle | 0.75*(0.67,0.85) |
| Richer | 0.67*(0.59,0.75) |
| Richest | 0.35*(0.3,0.4) |
| Religion | |
| Islam | Ref. |
| Others | 0.88*(0.77,1.08) |
| Residential status | |
| Urban | Ref. |
| Rural | 0.93(0.86,1.02) |
| Region | |
| Barisal | Ref. |
| Chittagong | 1.09(0.95,1.25) |
| Dhaka | 0.94(0.82,1.08) |
| Khulna | 0.75*(0.64,0.87) |
| Rajshahi | 0.77*(0.67,0.88) |
| Sylhet | 1.30*(1.12,1.51) |
*p < 0.05; AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, Ref Reference category