Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition among 6- to 59-Months-Old Children in Lowland and Highland Areas in Kilosa District, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Determinants of stunting in children: crude and adjusted OR (N = 341).
Variable
Stunting
Crude OR (CI)
Adjusted OR (CI)
N
n
%
Location
Lowland
200
82
41.0
1
1
Highland
141
91
64.5
2.62 (1.68–4.08)
2.77 (1.43–5.36)
Marital status
Single
61
40
65.6
2.11 (1.18–3.75)
1.84 (0.79–4.28)
Married
280
133
47.5
1
1
Age of the mother
14–24
113
74
65.5
1.69 (0.91–3.12)
1.58 (0.49–5.09)
25–34
160
63
39.4
0.58 (0.33–1.02)
0.33 (0.14–0.79)
35–70
68
36
52.9
1
1
Sex of the HH
Male
284
136
47.9
1
Female
57
37
64.9
2.01 (1.11–3.64)
Sex of the child
Male
174
97
55.7
1.51 (0.98–2.31)
1.89 (1.03–3.50)
Female
167
76
45.5
1
1
Birth weight
<2.5
38
21
55.3
1.24 (0.6–2.5)
3.29 (1.21–8.97)
≥2.5
281
140
49.8
1
1
Significant at ; significant at , significant at ,N = total number of respondents, n = number of stunted children, % is presented as a column.
