Variables | Categories | Stunted (Malnourished) | No stunted (Nourished) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the child | Male Female | 30.7% (184) 23.0% (160) | 69.3% (416) 77.0% (537) | 0.002 |
Child’s age in months | 0–19 20–39 40–59 | 17.8% (92) 33.3% (136) 31.2% (115) | 82.2% (426) 66.7% (273) 68.8% (254) | 0.000 |
Child’s birth weight |  < 2500 g  ≥ 2500 g | 50.6% (45) 22.4% (227) | 49.4% (44) 78.6% (787) | 0.000 |
Had fever in last 2 weeks | Yes No | 21.2% (44) 27.6% (299) | 78.8% (164) 72.4% (785) | 0.054 |
Had diarrhoea recently | Yes No | 27.2% (44) 26.5% (299) | 72.8% (118) 73.5% (830) | 0.855 |
Had cough in last 2 weeks | Yes No | 26.1% (97) 26.7% (246) | 73.9% (275) 73.3% (674) | 0.807 |
Received vitamin A in last 6Â months | Yes No | 26.0% (176) 27.2% (166) | 74.0% (500) 72.8% (444) | 0.633 |
Birth order | 1st 2–3 4–5  ≥ 6 | 24.5% (126) 27.0% (145) 29.8% (51) 28.4% (21) | 75.5% (388) 73.0%(392) 70.2%(120) 71.6% (53) | 0.529 |
Mother’s BMI |  < 18.5  ≥ 18.5 | 29.6% (8) 26.3% (333) | 70.4% (19) 73.7% (931) | 0.702 |
Mother’s education level | No education Primary Post primary | 72.7% (8) 31.3% (186) 21.7% (150) | 27.3% (3) 68.7% (408) 78.3% (542) | 0.000 |
Visited health facility | Yes No | 24.4% (257) 35.7% (87) | 75.6% (796) 64.3% (157) | 0.000 |
Wealth Index | Poor Middle Rich | 33.8% (184) 30.1% (80) 16.3% (79) | 66.2%(361) 69.9%(186) 83.7% (406) | 0.000 |
Place of residence | Rural Urban | 27.3% (257) 24.2% (86) | 72.7% (683) 75.8% (270) | 0.246 |
Household with electricity | Yes No | 18.2% (64) 29.6% (279) | 81.8% (288) 70.4% (665) | 0.000 |
Toilet facility | Toilet with flush Pit latrine No facility | 26.4% (170) 19.8% (41) 29.8%(133) | 73.6% (473) 80.2% (166) 70.2% (133) | 0.027 |
Type of drinking water | Tap water Protected water Unprotected | 29.9% (173) 19.2% (48) 26.1% (122) | 70.1% (406) 80.2% (202) 73.9% (345) | 0.006 |
Main roof material | Thatch/Palm leaf Corrugated metal Stick & mud | 34.4% (165) 23.2% (169) 11.1% (10) | 65.6% (314) 76.8% (558) 88.9% (80) | 0.000 |
Main wall material | Wood/Mud Bricks Cement /Block | 33.0% (194) 20.1% (89) 22.6% (60) | 67.0% (394) 79.9% (354) 77.4% (205) | 0.000 |
Main floor material | Earth/Sand Mud block/Wood Cement/ Block | 20.9% (72) 33.8% (158) 23.5% (114) | 79.1% (272) 66.2% (309) 76.5% (372) | 0.000 |