Table 4.
Estimated unadjusted and adjusted associations between child stunting outcome and maternal work status exposure (by subgroups of child care support type available to working mothers)
| Stunted (outcome) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)§ | N = 343 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not currently working | Ref | Ref | 289 |
| Currently working, with only grandparent/relative support | 0.81 (0.26,2.56) | 0.57 (0.14,2.33) | 18 |
| Currently working, with multiple person support | 0.79 (0.18,3.58) | 1.10 (0.26,4.62) | 8 |
| Currently working, with only father/ sibling support | 3.00 (1.27,7.06)* | 4.96 (1.87,13.17)*** | 21 |
| Currently working, with no one support | 3.04 (0.80,11.54) | 3.75 (0.45,30.67) | 7 |
| Not currently working | Ref | Ref | 289 |
| Currently working, with nuclear family type supporta | 3.00 (1.41,6.38)** | 4.49 (1.81,11.12)*** | 28 |
| Currently working, with extended family type supportb | 0.81 (0.37,1.74) | 0.69 (0.30,1.59) | 26 |
OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval; standard errors clustered; data on missing covariates were imputed
^p ≤ 0.10; *p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001
§OR adjusted for child age, sex, birthweight; maternal age, stature and parental education; household migration status, size, water and sanitation access, health and nutrition access, slum location (Table 2-Model 3)
aDefined as having only sibling or father support, or no one else
bdefined as having grandmother/relative or multiple people support to help with child care