The high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections is associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Boricha Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 6 The relationship between intestinal parasitic infections and stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Boricha Woreda, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 622)

Variable	Nutritional status		COR	AOR^a
Variable	Normal	Stunted	COR	AOR^a
Intestinal parasitic infections
Yes	125	178	5.45(3.82,7.78)*	2.18(1.36,3.50)*
No	253	66	1	1

1: Shows the reference categories *: Shows the significant association at p-value < 0.05
^a Adjusted for sex, maternal and paternal educational status, the main occupation of the head, family size, wealth index, main source of drinking water, household food insecurity and dietary diversity score

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