| Variables | Nutritional status (stunting) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | Stunted | Not stunted |
| Age of the child | | | | | 6–11 | 38 | 36 | 1.35 (0.76, 2.41) | 1.37 (0.85, 1.58) | 12–23 | 80 | 101 | 1.02 (0.64, 1.61) | 1.00 (0.61, 1.66) | 24–35 | 85 | 89 | 1.22 (0.77, 1.94) | 1.15 (0.70, 1.89) | 36–47 | 66 | 89 | 0.95 (0.59, 1.53) | 0.90 (0.54, 1.48) | 48–59 | 54 | 69 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Mothers’ educational status | | | | | Illiterate | 95 | 125 | 0.92 (0.65, 1.32) | 1.04 (0.65, 1.64) | Primary | 103 | 107 | 1.17 (0.82, 1.68) | 1.24 (0.83, 1.84) | Secondary and above | 125 | 152 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Husbands’ educational status | | | | | Illiterate | 38 | 47 | 0.90 (0.56, 1.46) | 0.93 (0.51, 1.69) | Primary | 140 | 175 | 0.89 (0.65, 1.23) | 0.88 (0.60, 1.28) | Secondary and above | 145 | 162 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Mothers’ occupation | | | | | Housewife | 226 | 274 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Government employee | 17 | 21 | 0.98 (0.51, 1.91) | 0.91 (0.45, 1.84) | Merchant | 24 | 28 | 1.04 (0.59, 1.84) | 1.04 (0.57, 1.91) | Daily laborer | 56 | 61 | 1.11 (0.744, 1.67) | 1.41 (0.89, 2.25) | Husbands’ occupation | | | | | Government employee | 113 | 120 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Merchant | 96 | 111 | 0.92 (0.63, 1.33) | 0.96 (0.64, 1.43) | Daily laborer | 75 | 109 | 0.73 (0.49, 1.08) | 0.68 (0.44, 1.07) | Own private work | 39 | 44 | 0.94 (0.57, 1.56) | 0.95 (0.56, 1.62) | Family size | | | | | ≥7 | 27 | 41 | 0.88 (0.51, 1.52) | 1.10 (0.58, 2.08) | 4–6 | 189 | 200 | 1.26 (0.92, 1.74) | 2.48 (1.10, 2.15) | ≤3 | 107 | 143 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Number of under-five children | | | | | Two and above | 62 | 80 | 0.90 (0.62, 1.31) | 0.78 (0.51, 1.18) | One | 261 | 304 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Sex of the child | | | | | Male | 167 | 211 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Female | 156 | 173 | 1.14 (0.85, 1.53) | 1.65 (1.10, 2.48) | BMI of the mothers | | | | | ≤18.4 | 36 | 59 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 18.5–24.9 | 221 | 251 | 1.44 (0.92, 2.27) | 1.50 (0.94, 2.39) | 25–29.9 | 54 | 61 | 1.45 (0.83, 2.52) | 1.47 (0.82, 2.62) | ≥30 | 12 | 13 | 1.51 (0.62, 3.67) | 1.39 (0.55, 3.54) | Number of ANC visits | | | | | 1–3 times | 43 | 57 | 0.88 (0.58, 1.35) | 0.91 (0.57, 1.45) | 4 times and above | 280 | 327 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Prelacteal feeding | | | | | Yes | 27 | 31 | 1.04 (0.61, 1.78) | 0.96 (0.48, 1.94) | No | 296 | 353 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Exclusive breast-feeding for the first six months | | | | | No | 61 | 69 | 1.06 (0.726, 1.56) | 1.11 (0.68, 1.83) | Yes | 262 | 315 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Breast-feeding initiation | | | | | Within 1 hour of birth | 232 | 300 | 0.71 (0.51, 1.01) | 0.67 (0.46, 0.96) | More than 1 hour of birth | 91 | 84 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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