Table 4 Factors associated with stunting among children aged 24–59 months in Aykel town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Stunted | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Maternal education | ||||
Unable to read and write | 24 | 49 | 2.07 (0.86,4.96) | 1.91 (0.51,7.18) |
Read and write only | 1 | 3 | 1.40 (0.13,15.20) | 2.82 (0.04,189.00) |
Primary education | 25 | 33 | 3.20 (1.30,7.81) | 2.55 (0.69,9.47) |
Secondary education | 36 | 96 | 1.58 (69.00,3.60) | 1.77 (0.56,5.66) |
Diploma and above | 28 | 106 | 1 | 1 |
Paternal education | ||||
Unable to read and write | 33 | 55 | 2.26 (1.14,4.49) | 1.92 (0.55,6.76) |
Read and write only | 0 | 8 | 0.00 (0.00,-) | 0.00 (0.00, −) |
Primary education | 24 | 40 | 2.26 (1.08,4.70) | 1.36 (0.41,4.59) |
Secondary education | 31 | 77 | 1.52 (0.77,2.99) | 1.17 (0.43,3.21) |
Diploma and above | 26 | 107 | 1 | 1 |
Child age (month) | ||||
24–35 | 40 | 115 | 1.08 (0.62,1.85) | 1.09 (0.57,2.07) |
36–47 | 46 | 85 | 1.68 (0.98,2.90) | 1.33 (0.69,2.55) |
48–60 | 28 | 87 | 1 | 1 |
Birth order | ||||
1st | 56 | 155 | 1.56 (0.61,4.00) | 8.60 (2.4, 3.70)** |
2nd -4th | 52 | 106 | 2.13 (0.82,5.48) | 5.80 (1.8,18.90)** |
≥ 5th | 6 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Adequacy of water | ||||
Adequate | 23 | 82 | 0.63 (0.37,1.06) | 0.81 (0.42,1.56) |
Inadequate | 91 | 205 | 1 | 1 |
Meal frequency | ||||
< 3/day | 61 | 57 | 4.64 (2.90,7.42) | 5.09 (2.96, 8.74)*** |
≥ 3/day | 53 | 230 | 1 | 1 |
Family size | ||||
≤ 4 | 60 | 212 | 0.39 (0.25,0.62) | 0.27 (0.14,0.54)*** |
> 4 | 54 | 75 | 1 | 1 |
Hand washing practice | ||||
Not good | 50 | 103 | 1.39 (0.89,2.17) | 1.40 (0.83, 2.32) |
Good | 64 | 184 | 1 | 1 |
Paternal occupation | ||||
Farmer | 37 | 55 | 1.57 (0.38,6.46) | 1.33 (0.26,6.73) |
Civil servant | 35 | 122 | 0.67 (0.16,2.72) | 0.85 (0.14,5.16) |
Merchant | 24 | 67 | 0.84 (0.20,3.49) | 1.00 (0.18,5.44) |
Private employee | 8 | 13 | 1.44 (0.29,7.20) | 1.13 (0.16,8.23) |
Daily labourers | 7 | 23 | 0.71 (0.14,3.50) | 0.75 (0.12,4.78) |
Hand craft | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |