From: Understanding correlates of child stunting in Ethiopia using generalized linear mixed models
Covariates | Level | Stunting N (%) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not stunted | Stunted | |||
Sex of child | Male | 2760(62) | 1695 (38) | 0.001 |
Female | 2803 (65.4) | 1485 (34.6) | ||
Current age of child in months | 0–11 months | 1620 (86.9) | 244 (13.1) | 0.000 |
12–23 months | 1086 (61.5) | 679 (38.5) | ||
24–59 months | 2857 (55.9) | 2257 (44.1) | ||
Preceding birth interval (months) | less than 24 months | 2242 (62.8) | 1329 (37.2) | 0.000 |
24–47 months | 2156 (62.3) | 1307 (37.7) | ||
48 and above months | 1165 (68.2) | 544 (31.8) | ||
Mother’s BMI | greater than or equal to18.5 | 1266 (59.0) | 878 (41.0) | 0.000 |
less than 18.5 | 4297 (65.1) | 2302 (34.9) | ||
Wealth index combined | Poor | 2726 (58.4) | 1939 (41.6) | 0.000 |
Middle | 789 (62.5) | 473 (37.5) | ||
Rich | 2048 (72.7) | 768 (27.3) | ||
Source of drinking water | piped | 939 (77.6) | 271 (22.4) | 0.000 |
public tap | 2439 (61.3) | 1543 (38.7) | ||
protected spring | 421 (60.8) | 271 (39.2) | ||
other | 1764 (61.7) | 1095 (38.3) | ||
Currently breastfeeding | No | 1784 (61.8) | 1104 (38.2) | 0.011 |
Yes | 3779 (64.5) | 2076 (35.5) | ||
Type of toilet facility | flush toilet | 286 (81.7) | 64 (18.3) | 0.000 |
latrine | 2917 (65.8) | 1515 (34.2) | ||
no facility | 2360 (59.6) | 1601 (40.4) | ||
Highest educational level | No education | 3325 (59.7) | 2241 (40.3) | 0.000 |
Primary | 1499 (66.2) | 766 (33.8) | ||
Secondary and higher | 739 (81.0) | 173 (19.0) | ||
No | 5346 (62.9) | 3156 (37.1) | ||
Use of internet | Yes | 217 (90.0) | 24 (10.0) | 0.000 |