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. 2022 Oct 26;14(21):4496. doi: 10.3390/nu14214496

Table 4.

Prevalence and mean of outcome variables by select characteristics.

Severe Stunting Stunting HAZ Scores Neonatal Mortality
Row% Row% Mean Row%
Household wealth *** *** *
Poorest 12.11 31.51 −1.2 2.07
Poorer 11.06 29.87 −1.2 2.65
Middle 8.39 25.76 −1.1 2.85
Richer 8.23 22.63 −1 2.27
Richest 4.31 15.31 −0.7 1.94
Mother’s age *** *** ***
<20 10.88 29.82 −1.2 3.17
20–24 8.79 26.00 −1.1 1.77
25–49 8.72 24.20 −1 2.43
Mother’s education *** ***
No education 12.43 30.82 −1.1 2.53
Primary 9.26 26.77 −1.1 2.42
Secondary or higher 5.32 18.59 −0.8 2.16
Number of ANC visits *** *** ***
None 15.11 34.88 −1.2 3.38
1–3 visits 10.00 27.60 −1.1 2.38
4 or more visits 7.46 22.81 −1 2.16
Child’s gender *** *** *
Boy 10.88 29.10 −1.2 2.64
Girl 7.17 21.80 −0.9 2.09
Child’s age–group *** ***
<6 months 5.16 14.59 −0.5
6–8 months 5.34 16.36 −0.7
9–11 months 6.71 21.11 −1
12–17 months 10.80 30.80 −1.3
18–23 months 15.12 40.09 −1.7
Children under 5 ** *** ***
1 8.28 24.48 −1.1 2.28
2 9.78 26.66 −1.1 2.08
3 or more 9.01 24.51 −1 4.29

p-value: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001, *** p < 0.000.