Table 2.
Overall Factors Associated with Stunting among Children Aged 6–59 Months
| Variable | Stunting | Bi-variable Analysis | Multivariable Analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Crude POR (95% CI) | Adjusted POR (95% CI) | |
| Sex of the child | ||||
| Female | 130 (40.0) | 195 (60.0) | 1.00 | |
| Male | 133 (42.2) | 182 (57.8) | 0.91 (0.66- 1.23) | 0.83 (0.59- 1.16) |
| Age of the child | ||||
| 48–59 | 15 (22.7) | 51 (77.3) | 1.00 | |
| 36–47 | 44 (47.3) | 49 (52.7) | 0.33 (0.16- 0.66) | 0.38 (0.18- 0.79) |
| 24–35 | 79 (52.3) | 72 (47.7) | 0.27 (0.14- 0.52) | 0.42 (0.19- 0.88) |
| 12–23 | 104 (46.4) | 120 (56.6) | 0.34 (0.18- 0.64) | 0.56 (0.26- 1.17) |
| 6–11 | 21 (19.8) | 85 (80.2) | 1.19 (0.56- 2.52) | 1.83 (0.74- 4.52) |
| Major source of food for household | ||||
| Own production | 139 ( 37.5) | 232 (62.5) | 1.00 | |
| Market | 124 (46.1) | 145 (53.9) | 0.70 (0.509- 0.964) | 0.67 (0.48–0.94) |
| Person feeding the index child | ||||
| Mother | 42 (30.0) | 98 (70.0) | 1.00 | |
| Father | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0.14 (0.014–1.413) | 0.31 (0.30- 3.13) |
| Elder sibling | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 1.71 (0.186–15.79) | 3.36 (0.36- 31.8) |
| Child eats by him/ herself | 217 (44.2) | 274 (55.8) | 0.54 (0.362–0.809) | 0.82 (0.49- 1.35) |
| Disposal of child stool | ||||
| Child uses latrine | 33 (28.4) | 83 (71.6) | 1.00 | |
| Put/ rinsed in latrine | 172 (43.7) | 222 (56.3) | 0.51 (0 .327–0.805) | 0.41 (0.23- 0.74) |
| Buried | 40 (40.8) | 58 (59.2) | 0.58 (0.326–1.019) | 1.59 (0.32- 1.13) |
| Thrown in garbage | 18 (56.2) | 14 (43.8) | 0.31 (0.138–0.693) | 0.29 (0.12- 0.72) |
POR (95% CI) Prevalence Odds Ratio and its 95% Confidence interval. P-values ˂ 0.05 are statistically significant