Research Article
Prevalence of Stunting among Children Aged 6–23 Months in Kemba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Factors associated with stunting among mothers who have 6–23 months of young child in Kemba Woreda in 2014/15.
|
Explanatory variable | Chronic nutritional status | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | value | Normal (%) | Stunted (%) |
| Residence | | | | | | Rural | 159 (77.6) | 46 (22.4) | 1.50 (1.04–3.33) | 1.34 (0.82–2.19) | 0.24 | Urban | 298 (83.5) | 59 (16.5) | 1 | 1 | | Sex of child | | | | | | Male | 204 (74.2) | 69 (25.8) | 2.43 (1.56–3.80) | 2.50 (1.60–4.01) | 0.001 | Female | 253 (87.5) | 36 (12.5) | 1 | | | Age of mother | | | | | | 19 | 74 (76.3) | 23 (23.7) | 1 | 1 | | 20–24 | 144 (87.3) | 21 (12.7) | 1.03 (0.60–1.74) | 1.15 (0.647–2.08) | 0.620 | 25–30 | 203 (79.3) | 53 (20.7) | 1.20 (0.74–1.95) | 0.97 (0.54–1.75) | 0.924 | 31 | 36 (81.8) | 8 (18.2) | 1.96 (0.94–4.09) | (1.07–6.35) | 0.035 | Maternal education level | | | | | | No formal education | 102 (75.6) | 33 (24.4) | 3.08 (1.98–4.79) | (1.63–4.69) | 0.001 | Primary education | 199 (80.9) | 47 (19.1) | 1.72 (1.15–2.57) | 1.42 (0.89–2.25) | | Secondary and above | 156 (86.2) | 25 (13.8) | 1 | 1 | | Occupational status | | | | | | Daily laborer | 16 (72.7) | 6 (17.3) | 3.55 (1.40–9.09) | (1.03–9.12) | 0.045 | Private (merchant, farmers) | 216 (80.9) | 51 (19.1) | 0.41 (0.28–0.59) | (1.61–3.53) | 0.001 | Government worker | 30 (88.2) | 4 (11.8) | 0.34 (0.12–0.96) | 0.44 (0.16–1.18) | 0.103 | Housewife | 195 (81.6) | 44 (18.4) | 1 | 1 | | Media exposure | | | | | | Yes | 251 (83.7) | 49 (16.3) | 1 | | | No | 206 (78.6) | 56 (21.4) | 1.91 (1.35–2.69) | 0.86 (0.53–1.39) | 0.54 | Place of delivery | | | | | | Home | 153 (78.9) | 41 (21.1) | 1.25 (0.87–1.78) | 1.41 (0.89–2.24) | 0.14 | Health facility | 304 (82.6) | 64 (17.4) | 1 | 1 | | ANC followup | | | | | | Yes | 404 (81.3) | 93 (18.7) | 1 | 1 | | No | 53 (81.5) | 12 (18.5) | 1.66 (0.95–2.89) | 0.82 (0.44–1.57) | 0.55 | PNC followup | | | | | | Yes | 132 (84.1) | 25 (15.9) | 1 | 1 | | No | 325 (80.2) | 80 (19.8) | 1.80 (1.48–3.2) | (1.05–2.55) | 0.029 | Maternal illness | | | | | | Yes | 19 (79.2) | 5 (20.8) | 1.40 (0.99–1.96) | (1.05–2.32) |
0.027 | No | 437 (81.4) | 100 (18.6) | 1 | 1 | |
|
|
Significant factors.
|