Predictors of Stunting among School-Age Children in Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 5

Predictor variables of multivariable logistic regression analysis in school-age children at Mecha district, Northwestern Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 800).

Variables	Stunted (N = 303)	Nonstunted (N = 497)	COR	AOR (95% CI); values
Age of children
121–180 months	149	193	1.52	1.4 (1.02, 1.91); P = 0.037
60–120 months	154	304	1.00
Fully immunized child
No	46	13	6.66	5.6 (2.90, 10.82); P < 0.0001
Yes	257	484	1.00
Family size
≥5	249	338	2.17	1.83 (1.21, 2.75); P = 0.004
<5	54	159	1.00
Mother’s education
Illiterate	281	383	3.80	1.81 (1.01, 3.24); P = 0.045
Literate	22	114
Father’s occupation
Farmer	290	387	8.24	5.23 (1.55, 17.64); P = 0.008
Merchant	9	66	1.50	1.49 (0.42, 5.3); P = 0.5
Government and private worker	4	44	1.00

Note. Not significant; COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio.