Research Article
Nutritional Status of Children and Its Associated Factors in Selected Earthquake-Affected VDCs of Gorkha District, Nepal
Table 6
Factors associated with stunting in using log-binomial regression model.
| Characteristics | Stunting status (%) | value | Robust standard error | RR 95% CI | Stunted | Normal |
| Education of father | | | | | | Illiterate | 86 (72.9) | 32 (27.1) | <0.001 | 0.031 | 1.67 (1.41-1.97) | Literate | 132 (43.7) | 170 (56.3) | | | 1 | Education of mother | | | | | | Illiterate | 138 (77.1) | 41 (22.9) | <0.001 | 0.029 | 2.32 (1.91-2.83) | Literate | 80 (33.2) | 161 (66.8) | | | 1 | Occupation of mother | | | | | | Homemaker | 101 (40.4) | 149 (59.6) | <0.001 | 0.030 | 0.59 (0.49-0.70) | Other than homemaker | 117 (68.8) | 53 (31.2) | | | 1 | Treatment of drinking water | | | | | | Yes | 9 (25.7) | 26 (74.3) | 0.001 | 0.061 | 0.32 (0.15-0.67) | No | 209 (54.3) | 176 (45.7) | | | 1 | Latrine in household | | | | | | Yes | 188 (50.4) | 185 (49.6) | 0.083 | 0.046 | 0.94 (0.88-1.01) | No | 30 (63.8) | 17 (36.2) | | | 1 | Household food insecurity | | | | | | Yes | 214 (61.0) | 137 (39.0) | <0.001 | 0.031 | 10.52 (4.05-27.33) | No | 4 (5.8) | 65 (94.2) | | | 1 |
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*Significant at . 1: reference category; RR: risk ratio. |