| Predictor |
Frequency of Stunting among children age 6-59 months |
COR (95% C.I.) |
AOR (95% C.I.) |
| Stunted |
normal |
| Sex of child |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
215 |
220 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Female |
184 |
225 |
0.84(0.64-1.10) |
0.75(0.57-1.00)* |
| Deworming status |
|
|
|
| yes |
323 |
403 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| No |
76 |
42 |
2.26(1.51-3.38)*** |
2.19(1.41-3.39)*** |
| Age of child in months*** |
|
|
| 6-11 |
37 |
39 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| 12-23 |
103 |
59 |
1.84(1.06-3.20)*** |
2.30(1.28-4.12)** |
| 24-35 |
92 |
104 |
0.93(0.55-1.58) |
1.34(0.76-2.37) |
| 36-47 |
101 |
137 |
0.78(0.46-1.31) |
1.47(0.80-2.69) |
| 48-59 |
66 |
106 |
0.66(0.38-1.13) |
1.35(0.70-2.61) |
| The child Still breast feed |
|
|
| Yes |
252 |
204 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| No |
147 |
241 |
0.49(0.38-0.65)*** |
0.40(0.20-0.78)** |
| Wealth quintile |
|
|
|
|
| Lowest |
139 |
120 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Second |
33 |
29 |
0.98(0.56-1.71) |
0.87(0.48-1.56) |
| Middle |
56 |
79 |
0.61(0.40-0.93)** |
0.53(0.34-0.82)** |
| Fourth |
94 |
105 |
0.77(0.53-1.12) |
0.72(0.48-1.07) |
| Highest |
77 |
112 |
0.59(0.41-0.87)** |
0.50(0.33-0.75)*** |
|
| Notes: * = 0.05-0.01 ** = 0.01-0.001 ***= < 0.001 NB: Backward stepwise LR method was used to select predictors. The model adequately fits the data at P-value = 0.366 (Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test) |
| Table 4: Logistic regression analysis showing the association of selected socioeconomic and child health and care practice with stunting, Lalibela Town, North Wollo Zone, ANRS, Northen Ethiopia, August 2012. |
