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Table 3 Determinants of stunting among under five children in the rural area and urban slum

From: Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among under-five children residing in urban slums and rural area, Maharashtra, India: a community-based cross-sectional study

Determinants of stunting

Rural area

Urban slum

Stunting

Total

Adj OR (CI)

p-value

Stunting

Total

Adj OR (CI)

p-value

Yes

No

Yes

No

Sex of child

Boy

404

535

939

1.45(0.95–2.23)

0.087

462

471

933

1.77(1.12–2.87)

0.015

Girl

347

496

843

423

425

848

Exclusive BF till 6 months of age

No

88

92

180

1.31(0.84–2.05)

0.232

115

94

209

1.45(0.90–2.34)

0.13

Yes

103

88

191

78

49

127

Type of Family

Nuclear

341

455

796

1.33(0.85–2.07)

0.213

375

320

695

0.56(0.32–0.95)

0.033

Joint

409

568

977

507

572

1079

Income of Family

≤ 1373.15 USD

362

454

816

0.80(0.52–1.24)

0.316

655

612

1267

0.96(0.56–1.63)

0.877

>  1373.15 USD

388

569

957

227

280

507

Birth order

> 2

16

29

45

2.11(1.06–4.19)

0.033

34

32

66

1.44(0.80–2.58)

0.221

≤2

173

150

323

159

111

270

Diarrhea

Yes

35

55

90

0.64(0.17–2.42)

0.514

18

22

40

0.01(0.00- > 10)

0.999

No

716

976

1692

867

874

1741

ARI

Yes

418

548

966

1.21(0.78–1.89)

0.394

399

437

836

1.33(0.84–2.12)

0.223

No

333

483

816

486

459

945

Maternal age

≤20

84

76

160

0.59(0.33–1.04)

0.067

80

68

148

0.85(0.46–1.58)

0.601

> 20

650

920

1570

783

794

1577

Maternal Education

≤6th standard

112

113

225

0.82(0.41–1.65)

0.578

170

136

306

0.74(0.38–1.45)

0.381

>6th standard

628

897

1525

700

736

1436