Explanatory variables Stunting COR(95%CI) AOR (95%CI)
Yes No
Child sex
Male 212 198 1  
Female 178 232 0.717 (0.544-0.943)*  
Child Age(In months)
6-11 17 60 1 1
12-23 90 82 3.874 (2.092-7.173)*** 7.151(2.335-21.902)**
24-35 102 82 4.390 (2.381-8.096)*** 6.408(2.137-19.217)**
36-47 96 89 3.807 (2.067-7.013)*** 3.144(1.081-9.146)*
48-59 85 117 2.564 (1.398-4.703) 2.803(0.998-7.877)*
Educational status of mother’s
Cannot read and write 275 263 1  
Can read and write 6 10 0.574(0.206-1.601)  
Primary education 92 123 0.715(0.520-0.984)  
secondary education 10 11 0.869 (0.363-2.081)  
Higher education 7 23 0.291 (0.123-0.690)**  
Family monthly  income(In birr)
<750 330 288 1 1
750-1000 42 72 0.509(0.337-0.769)** 0.236(0.110-0.506)***
>1000 18 70 0.224(0.131-0.386)*** 0.133(0.033-0.543)**
Ownership of farm land
Yes 222 274 1  
No 168 156 1.329 (1.004-1.760)*  
Gestational age
less than 9 months 21 12 1  
At 9 months 274 275 0.569 (0.275-1.180)  
Greater than 9 months 95 143 0.380 (0.178-0.808)**  
Use of family planning        
Yes 311 361 1 1
No 39 32 1.415(0.865-2.2.313) 2.543(1.121-5.767)*
Pre-lactation Foods/fluids
Water with sugar 45 80 1 1
Butter 139 108 2.288 (1.469-3.565)*** 3.102 (1.815-5.305)***
Time to obtain drinking water (round trip)
<15minutes 296 291 1  
15-30minutes 83 118 0.692(0.500-0.956)*  
>30minutes 11 21 0.515(0.244-1.087)  
Note * = p<0.05, ** =P<0.01, ***=P<0.001
Backward LR Used in multivariate analysis
Table 6: Bivariate and multivariate analysis showing impact of selected independent variables on stunting among children age 6-59 months at Hidabu Abote district, North Shewa, Oromia, September 2012(n=820).