Table 1 Distribution of stunted* children by selected variables
Selected variables | Stunting: N = 3663 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Stunted:1607(43.9) | Not stunted: 2056(56.1) | p-value** | |
Sex of Child | |||
Male | 836(46.1) | 979(53.9) | 0.008 |
Female | 771(41.7) | 1077(58.3) | |
Age of child | |||
0 years | 185(23.1) | 616(76.9) | < 0.001 |
1 year | 367(46.5) | 423(53.5) | |
2 years | 353(48.5) | 375(51.5) | |
3 years | 333(49.4) | 341(50.6) | |
4 years | 369(55.1) | 301(44.9) | |
Sex of household's head | |||
Male | 1329(43.4) | 1736(56.6) | 0.16 |
Female | 278(46.5) | 320(53.5) | |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 551(37.2) | 929(62.8) | < 0.001 |
Rural | 1056(48.4) | 1127(51.6) | |
Place of delivery | |||
Hospital | 1094(41.8) | 1526(58.2) | < 0.001 |
Other | 479(49.1) | 496(50.9) | |
Mother marital status | |||
Married or living together | 1459(43.8) | 1873(56.2) | 0.74 |
Single, divorced, widow... | 148(44.7) | 183(55.3) | |
Mother Education | |||
None | 429(49.8) | 433(50.2) | < 0.001 |
Primary | 766(47.0) | 864(53.0) | |
Secondary and high | 412(35.2) | 759(64.8) | |
Preceding birth interval | |||
< 24 months | 1005(43.5) | 1305(56.5) | 0.56 |
> 24 months | 602(44.5) | 751(55.5) | |
Asset Index | |||
Poorest | 402(49.8) | 405(50.2) | < 0.001 |
Poorer | 340(48) | 369(52.0) | |
Middle | 347(45.5) | 416(54.5) | |
Richer | 350(43.9) | 448(56.1) | |
Richest | 168(28.7) | 418(71.3) | |
Household size | |||
Small (< 6 members) | 581(44.8) | 716(55.2) | 0.65 |
Medium (6-10 members) | 860(43.5) | 1115(56.5) | |
Large (> 10 members) | 166(42.5) | 225(57.5) | |
Provinces | |||
Kinshasa | 57(16.4) | 290(83.6) | < 0.001 |
Bas-Congo | 91(40.3) | 135(59.7) | |
Bandundu | 140(42.4) | 190(57.6) | |
Equateur | 108(36.7) | 186(63.3) | |
Orientale | 88(35.3) | 161(64.7) | |
Nord Kivu | 134(45.0) | 164(55.0) | |
Maniema | 117(39.1) | 182(60.9) | |
Sud Kivu | 130(46.1) | 152(53.9) | |
Katanga | 142(44.4) | 178(55.6) | |
Kasai-Oriental | 128(42.0) | 177(58.0) | |
Kasai-Occidental | 137(46.1) | 160(53.9) | |
Mother's BMI*** | 21.5 (3.3) | 21.9 (3.6) | 0.007 |