Table 3.
Exposure Variables | Severe Stunting | Stunting | HAZ (Mean) @ | NM @ |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of days IFA consumed | *** | *** | * | |
None | 12.69 | 31.81 | −1.24 | 2.87 |
1–90 | 9.08 | 25.89 | −1.07 | 2.26 |
90+ | 7.36 | 21.99 | −1.00 | 2.26 |
Two or more doses of SP/Fansidar | *** | *** | * | |
No | 9.78 | 27.60 | −1.12 | 2.62 |
Yes | 8.06 | 22.79 | −0.99 | 2.07 |
Days IFA consumed + timing of ANC visit | *** | *** | * | |
No iron/No ANC | 12.62 | 31.52 | −1.24 | 2.89 |
1st trimester_1 to 90 | 7.48 | 23.45 | −1.00 | 2.41 |
1st trimester_90+ | 6.21 | 20.11 | −0.94 | 2.34 |
2nd trimester_1 to 90 | 9.23 | 26.59 | −1.09 | 2.24 |
2nd trimester_90+ | 8.45 | 23.75 | −1.07 | 2.14 |
3rd trimester_1 to 90 | 11.52 | 27.82 | −1.15 | 1.97 |
IFA + Malaria prophylaxis (IPTP2) | *** | *** | * | |
No IFA, No IPTP2 | 13.03 | 32.50 | −1.26 | 2.94 |
IFA 1–90, No IPTP2 | 9.39 | 27.34 | −1.10 | 2.48 |
IFA 90+, No IPTP2 | 7.61 | 24.32 | −1.07 | 2.41 |
No IFA, Only IPTP2 | 10.75 | 27.82 | −1.11 | 2.42 |
IFA 1–90 & IPTP2 | 8.63 | 24.06 | −1.02 | 2.01 |
IFA 90+ & IPTP2 | 7.24 | 20.92 | −0.97 | 2.18 |
@ HAZ: Height–for–age Z–scores; NM: Neonatal mortality. p–value: * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.000.