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Table 5 Factors associated with stunting among children aged between six to fifty nine months, Bule Hora district, 2013 (n = 778)

From: Prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children aged between six to fifty nine months in Bule Hora district, South Ethiopia

Variables

Stunted

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Yes

No

  

Child sex

Female

164

230

1.0

1.0

 

Male

206

178

1.62(1.2-2.2)*

2.8(1.5-5.3)*

Diarrheal morbidity in the last two weeks

No

253

330

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

117

78

2.0(1.4-2.7)*

2.5(1.2-5.3)*

Maternal formal education

Yes

106

175

1.0

1.0

 

No

264

233

1.9(1.4-2.5)*

1.3(0.6-2.5)

Attended ANC

Yes

240

324

1.0

1.0

 

No

130

84

2.1(1.5-2.9)*

1.3(0.8-2.0)

Ever used of FP

Yes

136

224

1.0

1.0

 

No

211

152

2.3(1.7-3.1)*

1.5(1.0-2.1)

Fed Pre-lacteal feeding

Yes

321

363

1.0

1.0

 

No

49

45

1.2(0.80-1.9)*

3.8(1.2-12.2)*

Had extra meal during pregnancy or lactation

Yes

209

304

1.0

1.0

 

No

161

104

2.3(1.7-3.1)*

0.65(0.4-0.9)

Availability of latrine

Yes

279

344

1.0

1.0

 

No

91

64

1.8(1.2-2.5)*

0.89(0.5-1.4)

Amount of water used by household per day (liter)

<20

9

6

1.0

1.0

 

20-40

282

353

0.5(0.18-1.5)

7.15(0.5-92.5)

 

>40

79

49

1(0.36-3.2)

2.6(0.96-6.8)

Total family size

≤5

138

212

1.0

1.0

 

>5

232

196

1.8(1.4-2.4)*

1.25(0.8-2.0)

  1. ANC- Antenatal care, FP- Family Planning methods.
  2. *Significant at p-value <0.05.