Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among Burundian children aged 6-23 months: evidence from a national cross-sectional household survey, 2014

Table 2 Characteristics of the parents: national cross-sectional survey, Burundi 2014

Parental Characteristics	Number	Stunted children	Not stunted Children	Severely stunted children	Not severely stunted children	%[95 CI]
Mother’s education	6199
No education		2449	2076	990	3535	73% [71.8-74.1]
Primary		765	684	283	1166	23.3% [22.3-24.4]
Secondary and above		77	148	28	197	3.6% [3.1-4.1]
Mother’s age	6081
15-24 years		996	915	385	1526	31.4% [30.2-32.5]
25-34 years		1564	1427	620	2371	49.1% [47.9-50.4]
34-49 years		660	519	266	913	19.3% [18.3-20.3]
Mother’s child nutrition assessment vs current child’s nutrition status	6173
Uncorrect		1799	764	593	1970	41.5% [4.29-42.7]
Correct		1478	2132	701	2909	58. 4% [57.2-59.7]
Marital status	6199
In couple (legally married or not)		3012	2690	1165	4537	91.9% [91.3-92.6]
Live alone (div/sep/widow)		279	218	136	361	8.0%[7.3-8.6]

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