Table 4 Comparison of parental health literacy levels and anthropometric measurements of children
Independent Variable | Health literacy levels | Chi-Square | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadeguate %(n) | Problematic %(n) | Adeguate % (n) | |||
Parent’s level of assessment of the child’s health status |  |  |  |  |  |
Good | 15.2 (10) | 69.7 (46) | 15.1 (10) | 23.06 | < 0.001 |
Very good | 4.0 (8) | 87.9 (174) | 8.1 (16) | ||
Excellent | 1.7 (2) | 93.0 (106) | 5.3 (6) | ||
Weight for age SDS level of child | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight | 52.9 (36) | 20.6 (14) | 26.5 (18) | 14.41 | 0.006 |
Normal | 32.9 (96) | 28.7 (84) | 38.4 (112) | ||
Overweight | 50.0 (16) | 31.3 (10) | 18.8 (6) | ||
Height for age SDS level of child | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stunted height | 51.2 (42) | 22.0 (18) | 26.8 (22) | 13.47 | 0.036 |
Short height | 29.8 (22) | 37.8 (28) | 32.4 (24) | ||
Normal height | 36.4 (72) | 25.3 (50) | 38.3 (76) | ||
Tall height | 25.0 (6) | 33.3 (8) | 41.7 (10) | ||
BMI for age SDS level of child | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Weak | 70.0 (14) | 20.0 (4) | 10.0 (2) | 15.24 | 0.004 |
Normal | 34.4 (112) | 27.6 (90) | 38.0 (124) | ||
Overweight/Obese | 37.6 (16) | 27.5 (10) | 34.9 (6) | ||