Table 3 Factors associated with stunting among 6–59 months children in Ethiopia, May 2018 (n = 7452)
Variables | Stunting | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Sex of child | ||||
Male | 1571 (41.2) | 2245 (58.8) | 1.15 (1.05, 1.26) | 1.20 (1.09, 1.33)* |
Female | 1389 (38.2) | 2247 (61.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Age of child in months | ||||
6–11 | 131 (14.8) | 756 (85.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
12–23 | 656 (38.8) | 1036 (61.2) | 3.64 (2.95, 4.49) | 3.84 (3.10, 4.76)* |
24–35 | 783 (48.3) | 837 (51.7) | 5.39 (4.37, 6.64) | 5.76 (4.64,7.13)* |
36–47 | 749 (47.3) | 835 (52.7) | 5.13 (4.16, 6.33) | 5.35 (4.31, 6.64)* |
48–59 | 641 (38.4) | 1028 (61.6) | 3.57 (2.90, 4.41) | 3.68 (2.96, 4.57)* |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 346 (26.8) | 945 (73.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rural | 2614 (42.4) | 3547 (57.6) | 2.11 (1.78, 2.49) | 0.85 (0.67, 1.06) |
Region | ||||
Tigray | 352 (43.3) | 461 (56.7) | 3.88 (2.64, 5.70) | 1.98 (1.30, 3.02)* |
Afar | 340 (48.6) | 360 (51.4) | 4.91 (3.32, 7.26) | 1.75 (1.13, 2.73)* |
Amhara | 392 (50.8) | 379 (49.2) | 5.22 (3.56, 7.67) | 2.56 (1.66, 3.94)* |
Oromia | 449 (38.3) | 722 (61.7) | 3.05 (2.09, 4.44) | 1.50 (0.98,2.30) |
Somali | 274 (29.2) | 665 (70.8) | 2.10 (1.42, 3.09) | 0.91 (0.60, 1.40) |
Benshangul | 300 (47.3) | 334 (52.7) | 4.41 (2.97, 6.56) | 2.10(1.34, 3.28)* |
SNNPR | 398 (41.5) | 560 (58.5) | 3.54(2.42, 5.17) | 1.87 (1.22, 2.86)* |
Gambela | 134 (28.1) | 343 (71.9) | 2.01 (1.32, 3.05) | 0.94 (0.60, 1.48) |
Harari | 118 (34.4) | 225 (65.6) | 2.48 (1.60, 3.84) | 1.62 (1.02, 2.57)* |
Dire Dawa | 154 (44.9) | 189 (55.1) | 3.63 (2.35, 5.59) | 2.11 (1.34, 3.32)* |
Addis Ababa | 49 (16.2) | 254 (83.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mother’s educational status | ||||
No education | 2093 (43.4) | 2730 (56.6) | 2.36 (1.95, 2.86) | 1.51 (1.19, 1.91)* |
Primary | 712 (37.2) | 1203 (62.8) | 1.84 (1.50, 2.25) | 1.42 (1.13, 1.78)* |
Secondary /above | 155 (21.7) | 559 (78.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Family size | ||||
2–4 | 738 (36.70 | 1271 (63.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
5–7 | 1511 (41.4) | 2139 (58.6) | 1.21 (1.08,1.35) | 1.11 (0.96,1.27) |
> =8 | 711 (39.7) | 1082 (60.3) | 1.14 (1.00, 1.31) | 1.0 (0.84, 1.20) |
Source of drinking water | ||||
Improved water source | 1718 (38.4) | 2754 (61.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Unimproved water source | 1242 (41.7) | 1738 (58.3) | 1.13 (1.02, 1.26) | 0.91 (0.81,1.02) |
Type of toilet facility | ||||
Improved toilet | 301 (25.4) | 885 (74.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Unimproved toilet | 1241 (40.7) | 1810 (59.3) | 1.77 (1.51, 2.08) | 1. 29 (1.10, 1.60)* |
Open defecation/bush/field | 1418 (44.1) | 1797 (55.9) | 2.14 (1.82,2.69) | 1. 32 (1.06, 1.58)* |
Wealth index | ||||
Poor | 1810 (45.2) | 2192 (54.8) | 1.94 (1.72, 2.19) | 1.59 (1.35, 1.87)* |
Medium | 454 (40.5) | 667 (59.50 | 1.54 (1.31, 1.79) | 1.27 (1.07,1.52)* |
Rich | 696 (29.9) | 1633 (70.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Size of child at birth | ||||
Large | 770 (34.1) | 1485 (65.9) | 0.83(0.74, 0.93) | 0.82 (0.73, 1.03) |
Average | 1264 (38.9) | 1989 (61.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Small | 926 (47.6) | 1018 (52.4) | 1.39 (1.24,1.56) | 1.38 (1.22, 1.56)* |
Birth order number | ||||
1 | 529 (36.7) | 914 (63.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2–3 | 887 (37.1) | 1504 (62.9) | o.99(0.87,1.13) | 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) |
4–5 | 750 (42.8) | 1001 (57.2) | 1.24 (1.08, 1.44) | 1.02 (0.85, 1.22) |
> =6 | 794 (42.5) | 1073 (57.5) | 1.18 (1.03,1.37) | 1.03 (0.85, 1.25) |
Mother’s nutritional status | ||||
Under weight | 801 (43.40 | 1044 (56.6) | 1.16 (1.04, 1.29) | 1.20 (1.06, 1.35)* |
Normal | 2004 (40.3) | 2963 (59.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Over weight/ Obese | 155 (24.2) | 485 (75.8) | 0.57 (0.47, 0.68) | 0.76 (0.61, 1.03) |
Mother’s anemia status | ||||
Not anemic | 1875 (38.5) | 2998 (61.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Anemic | 1085 (42.1) | 1494 (57.9) | 1.16 (1.05, 1.29) | 1.18 (1.06, 1.32)* |
Place of delivery | ||||
Health facility | 728 (31.5) | 1580 (68.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Home | 2232 (43.4) | 2912 (56.6) | 1.57 (1.40, 1.75) | 1.09 (0.95, 1.26) |