Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression table for stunting among school aged (N = 633) children 6–12 years old in Humbo district, Southern Ethiopia, March to April 2015

Age of child

6–7

1

1

8–9

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

1.2 (0.7–1.7)

10–12

1.6 (1.1–2.6)^*

1.7 (1.1–2.6) ^*

Marital status

Married

1

Separated

2.6 (0.9–6.8)

Widowed/divorced

0.8 (0.4–1.5)

Caregiver’s age

10–20

1.5 (0.2–8.9)

21–30

1.5 (0.6–3.6)

31–40

1.7 (0.8–3.9)

41–50

1.5 (0.6–3.6)

50+

1

Waste disposal area

Field

2.2 (1.1–4.6) ^*

2.7 (1.2–5.8) ^*

Dumping in to pit

1.7 (0.9–3.4)

1.8 (0.9–3.8)

Burning/others^**

1

1

Family size

1–4

1

1

5–7

2.1 (0.9–4.2)

1.9 (0.9–3.9)

8+

4.8 (2.4–9.8) ^*

4.6 (2.2–9.5) ^*