Table 5 Decomposition of the socio-religious differential in malnutrition among children under-5 years

Stunting

Wasting

Underweight

Stunting

Wasting

Underweight

High/ Low Caste Hindu

0.3568

0.2037

0.3324

0.4353

0.2347

0.4176

Muslim

0.3979

0.1942

0.3489

0.3979

0.1942

0.3489

Difference

-0.0411

0.0095

-0.0165

0.0374

0.0406

0.0687

Explained

-0.032

-0.0035

-0.0284

0.0258

0.0143

0.032

Coefficient

%

Coefficient

%

Coefficient

%

Coefficient

%

Coefficient

%

Coefficient

%

Age

-0.0003*

0.74

0.0004*

3.86

-0.0003*

2.05

0.0003*

0.85

0.0001

0.36

-0.0003*

-0.43

Sex

0.0001*

-0.24

-0.00004

-0.43

0.0001*

-0.48

-0.0001*

-0.39

-0.0003*

-0.62

-0.0001*

-0.16

Birth Order

-0.0092*

22.36

0.0001

1.13

-0.0068*

41.14

-0.0045*

-11.93

0.0002

0.4

-0.0035*

-5.05

Breastfeeding

-0.0003*

0.8

0.0003*

3.13

-0.0001

0.72

-0.0005*

-1.43

0.0006*

1.57

-0.0001

-0.19

Mother’s age at birth

0.0027*

-6.67

-0.0001

-1.25

0.0021*

-12.62

0.0027*

7.10

-0.0002

-0.37

0.0025*

3.68

Mother’s education

-0.0209*

50.89

-0.0037*

-38.96

-0.0191*

115.69

-0.0004*

-1.15

0.0001

0.22

-0.0007*

-1.00

Mother’s BMI

0.0002*

-0.57

0.0002*

2.18

0.00005

-0.28

0.0006*

1.72

0.0005*

1.15

0.0001

0.18

Residence

-0.0012*

2.91

-0.0016*

-17.25

-0.0023*

14.23

-0.0024*

-6.44

-0.0026*

-6.48

-0.0043*

-6.23

Economic Status

-0.0059*

14.47

-0.0012*

-12.81

-0.0071*

43.02

0.0212*

56.83

0.0087*

21.37

0.0255*

37.14

Drinking Water

-0.0016*

3.78

0.0009*

9.68

-0.0007*

4.04

-0.0003*

-0.70

0.0001

0.16

-0.0001*

-0.12

Toilet

0.0052*

-12.54

0.0016*

16.65

0.0045*

-27.02

0.0122*

32.69

0.0053*

13.03

0.0125*

18.19

Region

-0.0011*

2.65

-0.0003

-3.18

0.0012*

-7.51

-0.003*

-8.01

0.0016*

3.85

0.0006

0.83

Explained

-0.0323

78.59

-0.0035

-37.26

-0.0285

172.98

0.0258

69.13

0.0141

34.65

0.0322

46.84

Unexplained

-0.0088

21.41

0.0130

137.26

0.0120

-72.98

0.0115

30.87

0.0265

65.35

0.0365

53.16