Factors associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Bensa District, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study

Table 4 Maternal characteristic of children aged 6–59 months in Bensa district, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia, 2018

Variables		Cases (n = 79)		Controls (n = 158)		P-value
Variables	Category	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	P-value
Mothers age	<20 years	7	8.9	17	10.8	.127
	20–35 years	60	75.9	130	82.3
	>35 years	12	15.2	11	7.0
Mothers age during first child	<21 years	60	75.9	110	69.6	.308
Mothers age during first child	≥21 years	19	24.1	48	30.4	.308
Number of children	<4	46	58.2	118	74.7	.010
Number of children	≥4	33	41.8	40	25.3	.010
Extra food during pregnancy and lactation	No	52	65.8	82	51.9	.041
Extra food during pregnancy and lactation	Yes	27	34.2	76	48.1	.041
ANC for this child	No	17	21.5	26	16.5	.340
ANC for this child	Yes	62	78.5	132	83.5	.340
F/P every used	No	18	22.8	33	20.9	.737
F/P every used	Yes	61	77.2	125	79.1	.737

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