Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population (n = 3593)
Continuous Covariates | Â | Non-stunted Mean value (SE) | Stunted Mean value (SE) | N | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Age (months) | 27 (0.4) | 31 (0.4) | 3593 | - | |
Birth weight (kg) | Â | 3.4 (0.0) | 3.3 (0.0) | 3328 | - |
 Preceding birth interval (months) | 45 (0.7) | 43 (0.7) | 2586 | - | |
 Categorical Covariates | Non-stunted (%) | Stunted (%) | N (%) | OR* | |
Sex of child | Female | 53.1 | 42.9 | 1768 (49.2) | 1.00 |
Male | 46.9 | 57.1 | 1825 (50.8) | 1.51 | |
Exclusive breastfeeding | Yes | 31.1 | 11.3 | 349 (25.2) | 1.00 |
No | 68.9 | 88.7 | 1037 (74.8) | 3.55 | |
Diarrhoea in the last two weeks | No | 11.3 | 15.4 | 462 (12.9) | 1.00 |
Yes | 88.7 | 84.6 | 3131 (87.1) | 1.42 | |
Drug for intestinal parasite (in the last 2Â weeks) | Yes | 68.6 | 82.0 | 2646 (73.7) | 1.00 |
No | 31.4 | 18.0 | 943 (26.3) | 0.48 | |
Minimum dietary diversity | Yes | 21.7 | 21.2 | 316 (21.5) | 1.00 |
No | 78.3 | 78.8 | 1152 (78.5) | 1.03 | |
Mother highest education | Secondary & higher | 16.7 | 6.6 | 463 (12.9) | - |
Primary only | 71.1 | 75.4 | 2615 (72.8) | Â | |
No education | 12.1 | 18.0 | 516 (14.4) | Â | |
Mother BMI | Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 4.0 | 6.1 | 154 (4.8) | - |
Normal | 70.0 | 76.6 | 2323 (72.6) | Â | |
Overweight & Obese (BMI ≥ 25) | 26.0 | 17.3 | 724 (22.6) |  | |
Sanitation | Improved | 73.0 | 65.3 | 2494 (70.0) | 1.00 |
Non-improved | 27.0 | 34.7 | 1067 (30.0) | 1.43 | |
Flooring | Good | 27.1 | 12.6 | 769 (21.6) | 1.00 |
Poor | 72.9 | 87.4 | 2796 (78.4) | 2.58 | |
Cooking fuels | Good/medium | 18.9 | 9.2 | 540 (15.2) | 1.00 |
Poor | 81.1 | 90.8 | 3023 (84.8) | 2.30 | |
Drinking water source | Improved | 74.3 | 67.1 | 2551 (71.6) | 1.00 |
Non-improved | 25.7 | 32.9 | 1014 (28.4) | 1.42 | |
Wealth index | Richest | 21.3 | 9.1 | 599 (16.7) | - |
Richer | 19.4 | 13.2 | 612 (17.0) | Â | |
Middle | 19.6 | 19.3 | 700 (19.5) | Â | |
Poor | 19.1 | 26.8 | 791 (22.0) | Â | |
Poorest | 20.6 | 31.6 | 891 (24.8) | Â | |
Type of residence | Urban | 20.2 | 10.3 | 591 (16.4) | 1.00 |
Rural | 79.8 | 89.7 | 3003 (83.6) | 2.20 | |