Table 4.

Predictors of childhood stunting in Bale Robe Town, Ethiopia, 2020 (n 597)

Variables	Employed (n 293)		COR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)	P-value	Unemployed (n 304)		COR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)	P-value
	Not stunted	Stunted				Not stunted	Stunted
Maternal age
19–24	43	43	1	1		59	31	1	1
25–29	68	32	0⋅47(0⋅26–0⋅85)	0⋅32(0⋅16–0⋅66)	0⋅002	45	19	0⋅80(0⋅40–1⋅60)	0⋅76(0⋅35–1⋅67)	0⋅496
30–34	26	24	0⋅92(0⋅46–1⋅85)	0⋅59(0⋅24–1⋅41)	0⋅234	46	15	0⋅62(0⋅30–1⋅28)	0⋅70(0⋅30–1⋅60)	0⋅391
≥35	39	18	0⋅46(0⋅23–0⋅93)	0⋅32(0⋅14–0⋅73)	0⋅007	59	30	0⋅97(0⋅52–1⋅80)	0⋅96(0⋅47–1⋅95)	0⋅905
Age (months)
6–8	33	9	1	1		56	7	1	1
9–11	32	19	2⋅18(0⋅86–5⋅52)	1⋅88(0⋅63–5⋅55)	0⋅256	30	8	2⋅13(0⋅71–6⋅45)	1⋅78(0⋅54–5⋅85)	0⋅344
12–23	111	89	2⋅94(1⋅34–6⋅47)	3⋅03(1⋅24–7⋅42)	0⋅015	123	80	5⋅20(2⋅26–1⋅99)	5⋅88(2⋅37–14⋅58)	0⋅000
Sex
Male	72	79	1	1		80	61	1	1
Female	104	38	0⋅33(0⋅20–0⋅54)	0⋅31(0⋅17–0⋅54)	0⋅000	129	34	0⋅35(.21–0⋅57)	0⋅29(0⋅16–0⋅51)	0⋅000
Family size
<5	118	82	1	1		77	50	1	1
≥5	58	35	0⋅87(0⋅52–1⋅44)	1⋅06(0⋅56–2⋅02)	0⋅848	132	45	0⋅53(0⋅32–0⋅86)	0⋅39(0⋅22–0⋅69)	0⋅001
Wealth status
Poor	34	56	1	1		71	36	1	1
Medium	58	38	0⋅40(0⋅22–0⋅72)	0⋅37(0⋅19–0⋅71)	0⋅003	75	31	0⋅82(0⋅46–1⋅46)	0⋅99(0⋅51–1⋅95)	0⋅987
Rich	84	23	0⋅17(0⋅09–0⋅31)	0⋅12(0⋅06–0⋅24)	0⋅000	63	28	0⋅86(0⋅48–1⋅60)	0⋅93(0⋅47–1⋅86)	0⋅841
Critical handwashing time
Unmet	29	29	1	1		102	70	1	1
Met	147	88	0⋅60(0⋅34–1⋅07)	0⋅71(0⋅34–1⋅47)	0⋅351	107	25	0⋅34(0⋅20–0⋅58)	0⋅31(0⋅17–0⋅57)	0⋅000
Minimum diet diversity
Unmet	18	30	1	1		28	9	1	1
Met	158	87	0⋅33(0⋅17– 0⋅63)	0⋅47(0⋅19–1⋅16)	0⋅100	181	86	1⋅48(0⋅67–3⋅27)	1⋅97(0⋅71–5⋅36)	0⋅187
Minimum acceptable diet
No	59	56	1	1		75	34	1	1
Yes	117	61	0⋅55(0⋅34–0⋅89)	0⋅68(0⋅33–1⋅42)	0⋅304	134	61	1⋅00(0⋅61–1⋅67)	0⋅76(0⋅39–1⋅46)	0⋅424
Household food security status
Secured	81	62	1	1		29	19	1	1
Insecure	85	55	0⋅76(0⋅47–1⋅21)	0⋅42(0⋅23–0⋅77)	0⋅005	180	76	0⋅64(0⋅34–1⋅22)	0⋅78(0⋅38–1⋅60)	0⋅492