Table 3 Demographic and baseline characteristics of study participants overall and by age group stratified by place of residence
|  |  |  | Child’s age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Categories | Total (N = 604) | Urban (N = 208) | Rural (N = 396) | p valuea | |||||
|  |  | 6–24- month old | 25–72 month old | OR | 6–24- month old | 25–72 month old | OR | ||
Stunting, n (%) | |||||||||
 Positive | 56 (9.32) | 9 (14.28) | 14 (9.67) | 1.56 | 13 (12.75) | 20 (6.87) | 1.98 | 0.68 | |
 Negative | 545 (90.68) | 54 (85.72) | 131 (90.33) | 89 (87.25) | 271 (93.13) | ||||
Anemia, n (%) | |||||||||
 Positive | 115 (19.07) | 20 (31.75) | 13 (8.97) | 4.72*** | 49 (47.57) | 33 (11.30) | 7.12*** | 0.73 | |
 Negative | 488 (80.93) | 43 (68.25) | 132 (91.03) | 54 (52.43) | 259 (88.70) | ||||
Minimum Dietary Diversity, n (%) | |||||||||
 Positive | 414 (68.54) | 43 (68.25) | 112 (77.24) | 1.58 | 54 (52.43) | 205 (69.97) | 2.11** | 0.50 | |
 Negative | 190 (31.46) | 20 (31.75) | 33 (22.76) | 49 (47.57) | 88(30.03) | ||||
Soil-transmitted helminth confirmed by Kato Katz method, n (%) | |||||||||
 Positive | 130 (21.70) | 3 (1.44) | 26 (17.93) | 0.22** | 19 (18.81) | 82 (28.28) | 0.59 | 0.16 | |
 Negative | 469 (78.30) | 60 (95.24) | 119 (82.07) | 82 (81.19) | 208 (71.72) | ||||
Low Birthweight n (%) (Birthweight < 2500 g) | |||||||||
 Yes | 45 (7.58) | 3 (4.84) | 7 (4.83) | 1.00 | 10 (9.80) | 25 (8.77) | 1.13 | 0.88 | |
 No | 549 (92.42) | 59 (95.16) | 138 (95.17) |  | 92 (90.20) | 260 (91.23) |  |  | |