Research Article
Maternal Common Mental Disorder as Predictors of Stunting among Children Aged 6-59 Months in Western Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Background characteristics of study population of Nekemte town, West Ethiopia, 2017.
| | Variable | Case (n = 78) | Control (n=156) | P-value | | N (%) | N (%) |
| | Maternal CMD | | | < 0.001 | | Yes | 42(53.8) | 21(13.5) | | | No | 36(46.2) | 135(86.5) | | | Child sex | | | < 0.001 | | Female | 53(67.9) | 57(36.5) | | | Male | 25(32.1) | 99(63.5) | | | Place of residence | | | < 0.001 | | Rural | 56(71.8) | 47(30.1) | | | Urban | 22(28.2) | 109(69.9) | | | Birth order | | | < 0.001 | | > 3 | 53(67.9) | 43(27.6) | | | 1-3 | 25(32.1) | 113(72.4) | | | Maternal age | | | < 0.001 | | 15-24 | 6(5.0) | 9(7.4) | | | 25-34 | 52(43.0) | 43(35.5) | | | 35-44 | 31(25.6) | 37(30.6) | | | Maternal education | | | < 0.001 | | No Formal Education | 54(69.2) | 48(30.8) | | | Formal Education | 24(30.8) | 108(69.2) | | | Parental Marital status | | | 0.002 | | Divorced/Widowed | 13(16.7) | 7(4.5) | | | Married | 65(83.3) | 149(95.5) | | | Wealth index | | | < 0.001 | | Lowest | 45(57.7) | 29(18.6) | | | Middle | 5(6.4) | 26(16.7) | | | Highest | 28(35.9) | 101(64.7) | | | HFIAS Status | | | < 0.001 | | Food Insecure | 57(73.1) | 57(36.5) | | | Food Secure | 21(26.9) | 99(63.5) | | | Solid waste disposal site | | | < 0.001 | | Other than waste pit | 39(50.0) | 37(23.7) | | | Solid waste pit | 39(50.0) | 119(76.3) | | | Liquid waste disposal site | | | < 0.001 | | Other than waste pit | 48(61.5) | 39(25.0) | | | Liquid waste pit | 30(38.5) | 117(75.0) | | | Mother hand washing practice | | | < 0.001 | | Less frequently | 48(61.5) | 32(20.5) | | | More frequently | 30(38.5) | 124(79.5) | |
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