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Table 2 Factors associated with mildly, moderately and severely stunted in children aged 0–59 months in three disadvantaged East African Districts

From: Childhood undernutrition in three disadvantaged East African Districts: a multinomial analysis

Variables

Mildly stunted

Moderately Stunted

Severely stunted

AOR (95%CI)

P-value

AOR (95%CI)

P-value

AOR (95%CI)

P-value

District (Country)

 Gicumbi (Rwanda)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Kitgum (Uganda)

1.10 (0.94,1.29)

0.227

0.47 (0.40,0.57)

< 0.001

0.18 (0.15,0.23)

< 0.001

 Kilindi (Tanzania)

0.92 (0.76,1.10)

0.342

0.93 (0.77,1.1)

0.495

0.67 (0.52,0.82)

< 0.001

Household wealth index

 Poorest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Middle

1.09 (0.95,1.26)

0.209

1.07 (0.91,1.26)

0.397

1.04 (0.86,1.26)

0.679

 Least Poor

1.37 (1.18,1.59)

< 0.001

1.30 (1.09,1.5)

0.003

1.36 (1.11,1.67)

0.003

Primary caregiver

 Mother

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Others

0.85 (0.72,1.00)

0.056

0.73 (0.59,0.91)

0.005

0.45 (0.32,0.64)

< 0.001

Sex of the baby

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

0.81 (0.73,0.90)

< 0.001

0.69 (0.61,0.78)

< 0.001

0.54 (0.47,0.62)

< 0.001

Child’s Age in months

 0–23 months

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 24–59 months

2.18 (1.91,2.49)

< 0.001

2.53 (2.16,2.97)

< 0.001

2.45 (2.03,2.96)

< 0.001

Diarrhoea

 No diarrhoea

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Had diarrhoea

1.13 (0.97,1.31)

0.126

1.28 (1.07,1.53)

0.008

1.80 (1.45,2.33)

< 0.001

  1. Confounding factors adjusted for are: Socio-economic and demographic factors; child factors; child undernutrition status, maternal, health services and environmental factors and child’s health factors