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Table 2 Characteristics of proximal stunting determinants (diet and disease) among rural, urban poor, and urban non-poor children (0-59 months) in pooled sample

From: Understanding urban inequalities in children’s linear growth outcomes: a trend and decomposition analysis of 39,049 children in Bangladesh (2000-2018)

 

Rural

Urban Poor

Urban Non-Poor

p-value

Diet

 Exclusive breastfeeding (0-5 months)a

N=2515

69.3%

N=193

66.9%

N=527

69.1%

0.812

 Continued breastfeeding at 1 year (12-15 months)b

N=2245

97.0%

N=144

94.6%

N=467

90.5%

<0.001

 Introducing complementary foods (6-8 months)c

N=1365

67.6%

N=102

66.3%

N=311

74.1%

0.093

 Minimum meal frequency (breastfed children, 6-23 months)d

N=7552

70.2%

N=553

70.1%

N=1627

74.6%

0.008

 Minimum dietary diversity (6-23 months)e

N=7973

33.0%

N=591

31.8%

N=1833

44.2%

<0.001

Disease

 Had fever in last 2 weeks (0-59 months)f

N=30594

37.9%

N=2204

40.4%

N=6534

32.9%

<0.001

 Had diarrhea in last 2 weeks (6-23 months)f

N=9518

10.2%

N=703

10.8%

N=2041

9.2%

0.670

  1. Notes: Weighted percentages; sample includes all children with valid anthropometirc data regardless of living with mother and excludes missing values
  2. aFed only breast milk in the last 24 hours; variable not calculated for 2004 and 2000 waves. bChildren 12-15 months fed breast milk the previous day. cChildren 6-8 months that ate any solid, semi-solid, or soft foods the previous day; variable not calculated for 2000 wave. dMinimum number of times child received anything to eat (solid, semi-solid, or soft foods) aside from breast milk the previous day (6-8 months: 2 or more times; 9-23 months: 3 or more times); variable not calculated for 2000 wave. eChildren 6-23 months that had foods from at least 5 out of 8 food groups the previous day; the food groups are: breastmilk; grains, roots, and tubers; legumes and nuts; dairy products; flesh foods; eggs; vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables; and other fruits and vegetables. fChild is considered to have had a recent case of fever or diarrhea if the mother reported the illness occurred in last two weeks before survey