TABLE 7.

Factors associated with stunting in Dessie town, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2021.

Variable	Stunting		COR (95%CI)	AOR (95%CI)	p value
	Yes	No
Sex of the child Male Female	93(22.4%) 60(14.4%)	131(31.5%) 132(31.7%)	1.56(1.04,2.34) 1	1.55(1.02, 2.34) 1	0.038*
Paternal occupation Civil servant Self-employer Daily worker	90(21.6%) 44(10.6%) 19(4.6%)	123(29.6%) 98(23.5%) 42(10.1%)	1 1.63(1.04,2.55) 1.62(0.88,2.97)	1 1.66(1.05, 2.62) 1.32(0.70, 2.49)	0.29 0.384
Family planning use No Yes	11(2.6%) 142(34.1%)	43(10.3%) 220(53%)	1 0.40(0.19,0.78)	1 0.38(0.19,0.77)	0.01*
Handwashing practice If soap/ash used Neither soap/ash used	144(34.6%) 9(2.2%)	230(55.3%) 33(7.9%)	1 2.30(1.07,4.94)	1 2.32(1.05, 5.11)	0.037*

“*” = Meaning significantly associated variables with undernutrition, 1 = Reference.