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Table 4 Odds ratios of change in prevalence from baseline to end-line for parasitic infections, anaemia, stunting and thinness, in a cohort of schoolchildren in two districts of Nepal, March-May 2015 and June 2016

From: Nutritional and health status of children 15 months after integrated school garden, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Nepal

Outcomes

Group

Baseline prevalence (%)

End-line prevalence (%)

Odds ratioa (OR)

95% CI

p-value**

Stuntingb

Control

19.7

18.9

0.91

0.56–1.49

 

SG-intervention

17.7

19.5

1.17

0.62–2.20

0.54

Combined intervention (SG+)

19.9

18.3

0.88

0.49–1.56

0.92

Thinnessb

Control

12.3

7.1

0.47

0.24–0.94

 

SG-intervention

9.7

10.4

1.09

0.48–2.48

0.12

Combined intervention (SG+)

5.7

9.9

2.10

0.88–5.02

< 0.01

Anaemiac

Control

22.7

41.3

3.06

1.97–4.77

 

SG-intervention

20.7

43.9

3.77

2.17–6.56

0.56

Combined intervention (SG+)

33.0

32.0

0.94

0.59–1.51

< 0.01

Intestinal parasitic infections

Control

43.9

42.4

0.95

0.67–1.36

 

SG-intervention

33.5

27.4

0.75

0.46–1.20

0.42

Combined intervention (SG+)

37.1

9.4

0.16

0.09–0.29

< 0.01

  1. SG School garden
  2. SG+ School garden, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
  3. **The p-value refers to the difference between the respective odds ratio and the corresponding odds ratio in the control group
  4. aOdds ratios of change in prevalence were estimated by mixed logistic regression models for symptom status at baseline and end-line, including the factor group and group-specific indicator variables for endline measurements, as well as random intercepts for schools and for children. Further adjustment was made for the district, age and sex of the child, and for education level of caregivers
  5. bStunting: height for age < −2 SD of the WHO Child Growth Standards Median
  6. bThinness: weight for height < −2 SD of the Child Growth Standards Median
  7. cCut-off point for anaemia: haemoglobin lower than 80 g/l