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Table 2 Distribution of undernutrition by background characteristics among Ugandan women aged 20 to 49 years

From: Factors associated with undernutrition among 20 to 49 year old women in Uganda: a secondary analysis of the Uganda demographic health survey 2016

Characteristics

Underweight

Not underweight

P-Value

stunted

Not stunted

P-Value

Household Head

  

0.166*

  

0.320

 Female

124 (39.1)

1524 (35.3)

 

17 (29.3)

1631 (35.6)

 

 Male

193 (60.9)

2798 (64.7)

 

41 (70.7)

2950 (64.4)

 

Wealth Index

  

< 0.001**

  

0.361

 Poorest

114 (36)

701 (16.2)

 

8 (13.6)

808 (17.6)

 

 Poorer

74 (23.3)

741 (17.1)

 

10 (16.9)

805 (17.6)

 

 Middle

54 (17)

817 (18.9)

 

16 (27.1)

855 (18.7)

 

 Richer

39 (12.3)

903 (20.9)

 

8 (13.6)

935 (20.4)

 

 Richest

36 (11.4)

1159 (26.8)

 

17 (28.8)

1178 (25.7)

 

Working Statusa

  

0.299

  

0.747

 Working

275 (86.5)

3638 (84.3)

 

49 (86)

3864 (84.4)

 

 Not Working

43 (13.5)

678 (15.7)

 

8 (14)

714 (15.6)

 

Education Level

  

< 0.001**

  

0.210

 No Education

62 (19.6)

492 (11.4)

 

9 (15.5)

546 (11.9)

 

 Primary

194 (61.1)

2399 (55.5)

 

33 (56.9)

2560 (55.9)

 

 Secondary

49 (15.5)

1036 (24)

 

6 (10.3)

1079 (23.5)

 

 Higher

12 (3.8)

394 (9.1)

 

10 (17.2)

397 (8.7)

 

Region

  

< 0.001**

  

0.008**

 Western

47 (14.8)

1135 (26.3)

 

21 (36.2)

1161 (25.3)

 

 Eastern

49 (15.5)

864 (20.0)

 

7 (12.1)

907 (19.8)

 

 Central

57 (18)

1344 (31.1)

 

24 (41.4)

1376 (30)

 

 Northern

164 (51.7)

979 (22.7)

 

6 (10.3)

1138 (24.8)

 

Marital Status

  

0.398

  

0.201

 Married

227 (71.4)

3179 (73.6)

 

39 (66.1)

3367 (73.5)

 

 Not Married

91 (28.6)

1143 (26.4)

 

20 (33.9)

1214 (26.5)

 

Age

  

0.111*

  

0.150*

 20 to 29

143 (45)

2083 (48.2)

 

35 (60.3)

2190 (47.8)

 

 30 to 39

97 (30.5)

1389 (32.1)

 

13 (22.4)

1473 (32.2)

 

 40 to 49

78 (24.5)

850 (19.7)

 

10 (17.3)

918 (20.0)

 

Residence

  

0.013**

  

0.896

 Rural

253 (79.6)

3163 (73.2)

 

43 (72.9)

3374 (73.6)

 

 Urban

65 (20.4)

1158 (26.8)

 

16 (27.1)

1208 (26.4)

 

Household Size

  

0.027**

  

0.846

 Six and Above

165 (52.1)

1973 (45.7)

 

26 (44.8)

2112 (46.1)

 

 Less than 6

152 (47.9)

2349 (54.3)

 

32 (55.2)

2469 (53.9)

 
  1. a = Working status had 6 missing values which was 0.1%. ** = Significant at p-value < 0.05, * = Significant at p-value < 0.2 *
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