Table 2.
Associations between longer birth intervals and child growth and development in children 36–59 months of age.
| Cognitive development on track |
Socio-emotional development on track |
Height-for-age Z-score |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted RRa | Adjusted RRb | Unadjusted RRa | Adjusted RRb | Unadjusted MDa | Adjusted MDb | |
| Preceding birth interval is < 33 months | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Preceding birth interval ≥33 months | 1.04 (1.00, 1.08) | 1.02 (0.98, 1.06) | 1.04 (1.00, 1.09) | 1.04 (1.00, 1.09) | 0.26 (0.17, 0.36) | 0.23 (0.14, 0.32) |
a
Models accounted for clustering and representativeness.
b
Models accounted for clustering and representativeness. Estimates controlled for household wealth, location, size, access to improved sanitation, and gender of the household head; maternal age, education, and marital status; child age, sex, whether the child has a twin, number of siblings, child illness and child diet. The models for cognitive and socio-emotional development also controlled for maternal stimulation.