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Table 4 Factors associated with stunting among children aged 6–24 months, Dabat District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015

From: Stunting, wasting and associated factors among children aged 6–24 months in Dabat health and demographic surveillance system site: A community based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia

Variables

Stunting

COR [95% CI]

AOR [95% CI]

Maternal education

Yes (#)

No (#)

  

 No formal education

254

163

2.20 (1.39,3.46)

1.56 (0.91,2.69)

 Primary education

48

28

2.42 (1.30,4.50)

1.84 (0.92,3.63)

 Secondary and above education

39

55

1.00

1.00

Maternal occupation

 Housewife

201

155

1.49 (0.93,2.37)

0.96 (0.52,1.78)

 Farmer

99

44

2.58 (1.49,4.47)

1.41 (0.69,2.89)

 Othersa

41

47

1.00

1.00

Father education

 No formal education

238

151

1.45 (1.03,2.05)

1.09 (0.72,1.66)

 Formal education

103

95

1.00

1.00

Wealth status

 Poor

143

67

2.36 (1.56,3.57)

2.20 (1.42,3.40)*

 Medium

113

85

1.43 (0.98,2.21)

1.30 (0.83,2.02)

 Rich

85

94

1.00

1.00

Main source of family food

 Own production

256

157

1.71 (1.91,2.44)

1.71 (1.14,2.57)*

 Othersb

85

89

1.00

1.00

Source of drinking water

 safe source

111

101

1.00

1.00

 unsafe source

230

145

1.44 (1.03,2.03)

1.21 (0.79,1.84)

Availability of latrine

 Yes

77

88

1.00

1.00

 No

264

158

1.19 (1.33,2.75)

1.76 (1.17,2.66)*

Maternal Vitamin A supplementation

 Yes

73

72

1.00

1.00

 No

268

174

1.52 (1.04,2.22)

1.54 (1.02,2.33)*

Dietary diversity score

 < 4 food groups

330

232

1.81 (0.81,4.06)

1.17 (0.69,4.04)

 ≥ 4 food groups

11

14

1.00

1.00

Child age

 6–11 months

79

117

1.00

1

 12–24 months

262

129

3.01 (2.12,4.29)

3.24 (2.24,4.69) *

  1. * Significant at p-value < 0.05
  2. a Students, unemployed, servant, own business
  3. b Purchasing, and donation from government or families