Variable | % stunted | Chi square P Value | % underweight | Chi square P Value | N |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interviewed March to August | 52.0 | <0.001 | 13.8 | <0.01 | 4,012 |
Interviewed September to February | 47.2 | Â | 11.0 | Â | 2,675 |
Participates in a Nutrition Intervention | 59.9 | <0.01 | 25.1 | <0.001 | 226 |
Does not | 49.6 | Â | 12.2 | Â | 6,452 |
Participates in under-five clinic | 49.8 | 0.59 | 13.9 | <0.001 | 4,137 |
Does not | 50.5 | Â | 10.8 | Â | 2,543 |
Child characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 52.5 | <0.001 | 14.5 | <0.001 | 3,279 |
Female | 47.6 | Â | 11.0 | Â | 3,408 |
Child was ill | 50.5 | 0.56 | 14.0 | 0.02 | 2,661 |
Child was not ill | 49.8 | Â | 11.9 | Â | 4,026 |
Household characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Has a toilet facility | 50.6 | <0.001 | 12.1 | 0.09 | 4,216 |
No toilet | 55.1 | Â | 12.5 | Â | 760 |
Missing | 46.4 | Â | 14.3 | Â | 1,711 |
Has piped or protected water source | 49.4 | <0.001 | 10.9 | <0.001 | 3,333 |
Neither piped nor protected water source | 55.2 | Â | 14.6 | Â | 1,610 |
Missing | 46.5 | Â | 14.2 | Â | 1,711 |
Has permanent roof and improved floor | 41.8 | <0.001 | 7.0 | <0.001 | 812 |
Has either a permanent roof or an improved floor | 49.9 | Â | 9.1 | Â | 485 |
No permanent roof and no improved floor | 53.5 | Â | 13.6 | Â | 3,686 |
Missing | 46.3 | Â | 14.3 | Â | 1,704 |
Household is poor | 51.1 | 0.04 | 13.4 | 0.08 | 3,710 |
Household is not poor | 48.3 | Â | 11.8 | Â | 2,977 |
Household head qualification | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No qualification | 53.2 | <0.001 | 13.3 | <0.001 | 3,693 |
Primary school certificate | 48.2 | Â | 9.9 | Â | 570 |
Junior secondary school or higher | 43.2 | Â | 7.7 | Â | 715 |
Missing | 46.4 | Â | 14.2 | Â | 1,709 |
Location characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Northern region | 47.9 | <0.001 | 11.7 | 0.09 | 1,093 |
Central region | 53.2 | Â | 13.7 | Â | 2,645 |
Southern region | 47.7 | Â | 12.0 | Â | 2,949 |
Urban | 46.6 | 0.07 | 11.3 | 0.28 | 713 |
Rural | 50.4 | Â | 12.8 | Â | 5,974 |