Stunting and Its Determinants among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Merhabete woreda, Ethiopia, 2017 ().

Variable	Stunted	Nonstunted	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
Sex
Male	105 (48.8%)	123 (63.1%)	1	1
Female	110 (51.2%)	72 (36.9%)	1.79 (1.20–2.65)	2.8 (1.50–5.09)	0.00
Birth order
First child	54 (25.1%)	95 (48.7%)	1	1
2-3	15 (7%)	12 (6.2)	2.2 (0.96–5.04)	0.5 (0.20–1.08)	0.07
4-5	15 (7%)	11 (5.6)	2.4 (1.02–5.59)	3.1 (0.98–9.92)	0.05
>6	131 (60.9%)	77 (39.5%)	3 (1.99–4.63)	1 (0.31–3.48)	0.94
Birth interval
First child	70 (32.6%)	80 (41%)	1.5 (0.70–3.33)	1.7 (0.45–6.37)	0.43
<24 months	133 (61.9%)	94 (48.2%)	2.5 (1.16–5.27)	1 (0.29–3.17)	0.96
>24 months	12 (9.8%)	21 (10%)	1	1
Education of mother
No formal	164 (76.3%)	95 (48.7%)	1	1
Primary	46 (21.4%)	70 (35.9%)	0.4 (0.24–0.59)	0.2 (0.10–0.42)	0.00
Secondary	4 (19.1%)	19 (9.7%)	0.1 (0.04–0.36)	0.1 (0.02–0.44)	0.00
Above 12	1 (15.8%)	11 (0.5%)	0.05 (0.00–0.41)	0.01 (0.00–0.06)	0.00
ANC
No	132 (61.4%)	54 (27.7%)	6.5 (3.93–10.72)	3.2 (1.40–7.10)	0.00
1 time	44 (20.5%)	38 (19.5%)	3.1 (1.71–5.51)	2.4 (1.00–5.74)	0.05
2-3 times	4 (1.9%)	10 (5.1%)	1.1 (0.313–0.3.611)	1.2 (0.24–5.39)	0.85
>4 times	35 (16.3%)	93 (477%)	1	1
PNC
Yes	48 (22.3%)	86 (44.1%)	1	1
No	167 (77.7%)	109 (55.9%)	2.7 (1.79–4.21)	0.6 (0.02–11.93)	0.71
Birth weight
<2.5	163 (75.7%)	48 (24.6%)	4 (1.65–10.01)	5 (1.45–17.30)	0.01
2.5–4	48 (22.4%)	136 (69.8%)	0.4 (0.14–0.91)	0.4 (0.11–1.46)	0.17
>4	4 (1.9%)	11 (5.6%)	1	1
Immunization
Yes	47 (21.9%)	85 (43.6%)	1	1
No	168 (78.1%)	110 (56.4%)	2.8 (1.84–4.33)	1.7 (0.08–20.37)	0.73
Recurrent episode of diarrhoea
Yes	112 (52.1%)	56 (28.7%)	2.7 (1.79–4.06)	1.7 (0.71–4.18)	0.22
No	103 (47.9%)	139 (71.3%)	1	1
Diarrhoea
Yes	110 (51.2%)	56 (28.7%)	2.6 (1.72–3.91)	1.1 (0.45–2.60)	0.85
No	105 (48.8%)	139 (71.3%)	1	1
Colostrum feed
Yes	65 (30.2%)	100 (51.3)	1	1
No	150 (69.8%)	95 (48.7%)	2.4 (1.62–3.64)	0.8 (0.41–1.46)	0.43
Method of feeding
Spoon	22 (10.2%)	19 (9.7%)	1.5 (0.53–4.45)	0.4 (0.06–2.13)	0.26
Cup	99 (46%)	109 (55.9%)	0.6 (0.48–0.99)	0.5 (0.10–2.11)	0.32
Hand	85 (39.5%)	55 (28.2%)	2.0 (0.81–5.21)	0.6 (0.13–2.94)	0.54
Bottle	9 (4.2%0	12 (6.2%)	1	1
Age of child
6 to 24 months	33 (15.3%)	74 (37.9%)	1	1
25 to 59 months	182 (84.7%)	121 (962.1%)	3.4 (2.10–5.39)	4 (1.88–8.42)	0.00
Duration of BF
<12 months	36 (16.7%)	58 (29.7(%)	0.5 (0.23–0.97)	1.1 (0.34–3.67)	0.85
12 to 24 months	158 (73.5%)	120 (61.5%)	1.1 (0.53–2.10)	1.4 (0.51–3.87)	0.51
>24 month	21 (9.8%)	17 (8.7%)	1	1
Complementary food started
At 6 months	81 (37.7%)	152 (77.9%)	1	1
Before and after 6 months	134 (62.3%)	43 (22.1%)	5.6 (3.77–9.05)	2.4 (1.26–4.66)	0.00