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Table 2 Childhood stunting by categorical variable

From: Joint modelling of anaemia and stunting in children less than five years of age in Lesotho: a cross-sectional case study

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 6 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