Malnutrition among 6–59-Month-Old Children at District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Table 5

The association between stunting status and participants’ characteristics (n=225).

	Stunting		p value
	Yes (n=22)	No (n=203)
Characteristics of children
Gender
Female	12(11.1)	97(88.9)
Male	10(8.6)	106(91.4)	0.547
Age (months)
6 - 11	7(17.1)	34(82.9)
12 - 23	7(11.3)	55(88.7)	0.254
24 - 35	3(6.4)	44(93.6)
36 - 59	5(6.7)	70(93.3)
Weight at birth
Low (< 2500g)	5(33.3)	10(66.7)
Normal (≥ 2500 g)	17(8.1)	193(91.9)	0.009
Breastfeeding in the first hour after birth
Yes	13(6.5)	186(93.5)	<0.001
No	9(34.6)	17(65.4)
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months
Yes	5(6.5)	72(93.5)	0.448
No	14(9.5)	134(90.5)
Age of starting complementary foods (n=219)
< 6 months	11(4.5)	65(85.5)	0.112
≥6 months	11(7.7)	132(92.3)
Getting full vaccination
Yes	8(33.3)	16(66.7)
No	14(6.9)	187(93.1)	<0.001
Anemia (n=124) missing 101
Yes	6(15.8)	32(84.2)
No	8(9.3)	78(90.7)	0.293
Acute respiratory infections
Yes	19(10.4)	164(89.6)	0.774
No	3(7.1)	39(92.9)
Diarrhea
Yes	6(27.3)	16(72.7)	0,012
No	16(7.9)	187(92.1)
Duration of this disease (days)	3(2-4)	2(2-3)	0.089
Characteristics of mothers
Age (years)
≥ 18 and <25	5(14.3)	30(85.7)
≥ 25 and <35	16(10.6)	135(89.4)	0.200
≥ 35	1(2.6)	38(97.4)
Occupation
Housewife	6(15.4)	33(84.6)
Government officer/office worker	3(5.5)	52(94.6)	0.278
Seller	13(9.9)	118(90.1)
Education
Primary school	7(6.9)	94(93.1)	0.188
Secondary school	9(8.1)	102(91.9)
High school and higher	3(23.1)	10(76.9)
Gross household income
Poor, near-poor households	3(15.8)	16(84.2)	0.357
Moderate	19(9.2)	187(90.8)
Number of children in household
1	15(17.2)	72(82.8)
2	6(5.4)	105(94.6)	<0.05
≥ 3	1(3.7)	26(96.3)

Chi-square, Fisher exact and t- tests used for comparison with and without stunting groups, excluding missing data.