Table 6 Relationship between maternal characteristics and Stunting

Age

≤ 25 years

30(28.6)

20(13.7)

2.27(1.13,4.52)

0.020

2.16(1.02,4.54)

0.043

1.85(0.9,3.82)

0.096

26- 30years

41(39)

62(42.5)

1

1

1

> 30 years

34(32.4)

64(43.8)

0.80(0.45,1.43)

0.454

0.76(0.42,1.4)

0.383

0.82(0.45,1.52)

0.536

Estimated Distance from home to hospital

< 5Km

10(9.5)

18(12.3)

1

1

1

≥5Km

95(90.5)

128(87.7)

1.34(0.59, 3.03)

0.487

1.28(0.55,2.96)

0.570

1.31(0.54,3.16)

0.552

Education level

Primary below/none

25(23.8)

26(17.8)

1.44(0.78, 2.67)

0.245

1.58(0.82,3.01)

0.168

1.45(0.73,2.89)

0.289

Secondary/tertiary level

80(76.2)

120(82.2)

1

1

Marital status

Married / co-habiting

77(73.3)

122(83.6)

1

1

1

Single / divorced/ separated

28(26.7)

24(16.4)

1.84(1.00,3.42)

0.050

1.79(0.93,3.45)

0.079

1.58(0.81,3.08)

0.181

Employment status

Formal employment

70(66.7)

94(64.4)

1

1

1

Informal employment/ none

35(33.3)

52(35.6)

0.90(0.53,1.53)

0.708

0.9(0.52,1.56)

0.708

0.90(0.51,1.6)

0.718

Have social support

Yes

93(88.6)

131(90.3)

1

1

1

No

12(11.4)

14(9.7)

1.21(0.53, 2.73)

0.651

1.37(0.58,3.26)

0.475

1.05(0.39,2.85)

0.922

Number of children

1–2 children

51(49)

60(42.0)

1

1

1

3–4 children

33(31.7)

54(37.8)

0.72(0.40,1.27)

0.258

0.99(0.51,1.91)

0.973

1.02(0.51,2.05)

0.944

>5 children

20(19.2)

29(20.3)

0.81(0.41,1.60)

0.547

1.13(0.52,2.48)

0.754

1.01(0.44,2.31)

0.986

Number of children

1–2 children

51(49.0)

60(42.0)

1

1

1

≥3 children

53(51.0)

83(58.0)

0.75(0.45, 1.25)

0.270

1.03(0.56,1.9)

0.915

1.02(0.53,1.94)

0.954

Previous Preterm delivery

Yes

6(6)

19(14)

0.39(0.15,1.02)

0.006

0.49(0.19,1.21)

0.122

0.42(0.16,1.13)

0.085

No

94(94)

117(86)

1

1

1

Participant Pregnant

Yes

8(7.6)

11(7.5)

1.10(0.42, 2.88)

0.853

0.96(0.36,2.51)

0.929

1.18(0.43,3.19)

0.750

No

97(92.4)

135(92.5)

1

1

1

On Family Planning

Yes

49(46.7)

64(43.8)

1

1

1

No

56(53.3)

82(56.2)

0.95(0.56,1.60)

0.861

0.93(0.55, 1.56)

0.775

0.98(0.56,1.71)

0.935

BMI for caretaker

Underweight (< 18.5)

0(0)

1(0.7)

Not underweight ≥ 18.5

104(100)

144(99.3)

1

1

1

BMI for caretaker

< 18.5

0(0)

1(0.7)

18.5 to < 25

50(50)

50(37)

1

1

1

25 to < 30

30(30)

43(31.9)

0.70(0.38,1.28)

0.247

0.72(0.38,1.34)

0.300

0.75(0.4,1.39)

0.356

≥ 30

20(20)

41(30.4)

0.49(0.25,0.94)

0.034

0.64(0.32,1.29)

0.210

0.6(0.3,1.21)

0.153

Maternal Height*

Less than 150

18(18.0)

6(4.4)

5.00(1.79,13.99)

0.002

4.87(1.7,13.93)

0.003

4.24(1.47,12.21)

0.007

150–154.9

22(22.0)

28(20.7)

1.31(0.64,2.69)

0.462

1.2(0.58,2.51)

0.622

1.27(0.61,2.65)

0.529

155–159.9

30(30.0)

50(37.0)

1

1

1

160–164.9

23(23.0)

36(26.7)

1.06(0.53,2.13)

0.859

1.17(0.57,2.39)

0.662

1.07(0.52,2.17)

0.857

more = 165

7(7.0)

15(11.1)

0.78(0.28,2.12)

0.624

0.87(0.31,2.45)

0.787

0.69(0.25,1.93)

0.484