Table 3 Univariable analysis on stunting
From: Childhood stunting in Thailand: when prolonged breastfeeding interacts with household poverty
Factors | Odds ratio (SE) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
I. Parental level factors | ||
Maternal education (v no education) | ||
Primary | 0.46 (0.08) | 0.33–0.64*** |
Secondary | 0.37 (0.06) | 0.27–0.51*** |
Diploma | 0.30 (0.06) | 0.21–0.44*** |
Bachelor’s degree | 0.26 (0.05) | 0.18–0.37*** |
Master’s degree and above | 0.41 (0.14) | 0.22–0.79* |
Mother’s age at birth (v < 20 years) | ||
20–29 years | 0.84 (0.10) | 0.66–1.05 |
30–39 years | 0.66 (0.08) | 0.52–0.84*** |
> 40 years | 0.68 (0.11) | 0.50–0.93* |
Number of ANC (v < 4 times) | ||
≥ 4 Times | 0.64 (0.20) | 0.35–1.18 |
Cannot remember visit number | 0.48 (0.15) | 0.26–0.89* |
Duration of breastfeeding (v < 12 months) | ||
> 12 months | 1.57 (0.12) | 1.35–1.81*** |
II. Child level factors | ||
Perceived size of baby at birth (v small) | ||
Average | 0.72 (0.14) | 0.49–1.06 |
Large | 0.59 (0.14) | 0.36–0.95* |
Cannot clearly determine the size | 0.52 (0.10) | 0.36–0.76*** |
Child age in months (v 12–23 months) | ||
24–35 months | 0.83 (0.08) | 0.69–1.00 |
36–47 months | 0.75 (0.07) | 0.62–0.90*** |
48–59 months | 0.61 (0.06) | 0.50–0.75*** |
History of recent diarrhoea (v Yes) | ||
No | 0.92 (0.16) | 0.66–1.28 |
III. Household level factors | ||
Wealth index (v poorest) | ||
Poorer | 0.69 (0.08) | 0.55–0.87*** |
Middle | 0.59 (0.06) | 0.47–0.73*** |
Richer | 0.46 (0.05) | 0.37–0.58*** |
Richest | 0.39 (0.05) | 0.31–0.49*** |
IV. Community level factors | ||
Type of residence (v municipal) | ||
Non-municipal | 1.25 (0.09) | 1.09–1.44*** |
Geographic zone (v Bangkok) | ||
Central | 1.00 (0.15) | 0.74–1.34 |
Northern | 0.94 (0.14) | 0.70–1.26 |
Northeastern | 1.02 (0.15) | 0.76–1.36 |
Southern | 1.22 (0.18) | 0.92–1.63 |