Stunting and Overweight among 12-24-Month-Old Children Receiving Vaccination in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Table 3
Characteristics of children and mothers in children groups with stunting and without stunting (n=768).
Stunting
No-stunting
P-value
(N=63)
(N=705)
Children
Gender
<0.05
Female
20 (31.8)
351 (49.8)
Male
43 (68.2)
354 (50.2)
Age (months)
18.7 ± 4.3
16.6 ± 4.2
<0.001
Weight at birth
<0.001
Low (< 2500 g)
16 (25.4)
65 (9.2)
Normal (≥ 2500 g)
47 (74.6)
640 (90.8)
Breastfeeding in the first hour after birth
45 (71.4)
437 (62.1)
0.14
Yes
45 (71.4)
437 (62.1)
No
18 (28.6)
267 (37.9)
Receiving conmplementary foods
< 6 months
5 (7.9)
70 (9.9)
0.61
≥6 months
58 (92.1)
635 (90.1)
Mothers
Age (years) (n=767)
0.85
≥ 18 and <25
4 (7.9)
63 (8.9)
≥ 25 and <40
55 (87.3)
597 (84.8)
≥ 40
3 (4.8)
44 (6.3)
Occupation (n=737)
0.02
Government officer/ worker
43 (71.7)
363 (53.6)
Seller
3 (5.0)
86 (12.7)
Housewife
14 (23.3)
228 (33.6)
Education (n=767)
0.21
< Primary school
6 (9.5)
110 (15.6)
Secondary school
16 (25.4)
213 (30.3)
> High school
41 (65.1)
381 (54.1)
Gross household income (n=727)
0.63
Moderate
59 (95.2)
632 (95.0)
Poor, near-poor households
3 (4.8)
33 (5.0)
Number of children in household (n=767)
0.69
1
33 (52.4)
342 (48.6)
2
23 (36.5)
295 (41.9)
≥ 3
7 (11.1)
67 (9.5)
Residence location (n=767)
<0.05
Rural
10 (15.9)
192 (27.3)
Urban
53 (84.1)
512 (72.7)
Values are mean ± SD or frequency (percent) and P values of Chi-square test, Fisher exact, and t-tests used to compare groups with and without stunting, excluding missing data.
