Research Article
The Relationship between Stunting and Some Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors among Yemeni Children and Adolescents
Table 3
The relationship between HAZ and other variables.
| | Variables | | HAZ Status | χ2 | P-value | | Stunted | Not stunted |
| | Sex | Male | 865 (58.2%) | 742 (48.9%) | 26.274 | 0.001 | | Female | 621 (41.8%) | 776 (51.5%) | | Residence Area | Urban | 873 (58.2%) | 946 (62.3%) | 4.008 | 0.045 | | Rural | 613 (41.3%) | 572 (37.7%) | | School Enrollment | Yes | 1051 (70.7%) | 1150 (75.8%) | 9.703 | 0.002 | | No | 435 (29.3%) | 368 (24.2%) | | Age Groups in years | 5 - < 10 | 533 (35.9%) | 548 (36.1%) | 0.018 | 0.895 | | 10 – 19 | 953 (64.1%) | 970 (63.9%) | | Poverty Status | Poor | 542 (36.5%) | 485 (31.9%) | 6.830 | 0.009 | | Non-poor | 944 (63.5) | 1033 (68.1%) | | Income Wealth Index Quintiles | Poorest | 204 (13.7%) | 146 (9.6%) | 37.555 | 0.001 | | Second | 215 (14.5%) | 162 (10.7%) | | Middle | 252 (17.0%) | 225 (14.8%) | | Fourth | 418 (28.1%) | 463 (30.5%) | | Richest | 397 (26.7%) | 522 (34.4%) |
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