Table 2 The bivariate associations between the household characteristics and the child’s nutritional status
Household Characteristics | Underweight (%) WAZWHO | Stunted (%) HAZWHO | Wasted (%) WHZWHO | Wasted (%) MUAC < 115 cm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 1815 | 1815 | 1815 | 1815 |
Months of inadequate household food provision | ||||
0 months | 22.6 | 28.4 | 13.8 | 16.3 |
1–3 months | 23.0 | 26.7 | 13.6 | 14.0 |
4+ months | 31.5 | 32.4 | 17.1 | 26.2 |
P trend | 0.03 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 0.002 |
Household food insecurity score categories | ||||
Secure Food access | 20.3 | 27.0 | 14.0 | 18.7 |
Mildly secure food access | 22.9 | 25.8 | 13.3 | 19.3 |
Moderately insecure food access | 27.2 | 30.9 | 13.8 | 13.5 |
Severely insecure food access | 23.7 | 27.7 | 14.5 | 17.0 |
P trend | 0.16 | 0.45 | 0.80 | 0.16 |
Household dietary diversity score tertiles | ||||
First | 26.6 | 31.3 | 15.7 | 18.4 |
Second | 21.5 | 26.8 | 14.8 | 15.6 |
Third | 22.3 | 25.8 | 12.1 | 14.6 |
P trend | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
Household amenities score | ||||
First quartile | 27.0 | 34.8 | 14.3 | 19.5 |
Second quartile | 25.2 | 27.4 | 13.1 | 16.0 |
Third quartile | 21.5 | 26.7 | 14.9 | 15.6 |
Forth quartile | 21.2 | 23.6 | 14.2 | 15.1 |
P trend | 0.024 | 0.001 | 0.84 | 0.28 |
Educational level of the father | ||||
None | 24.2 | 28.0 | 15.1 | 17.0 |
Literate | 23.2 | 25.0 | 9.9 | 14.1 |
Primary or more | 22.9 | 32.0 | 11.0 | 14.8 |
Other | 21.2 | 29.9 | 13.8 | 21.5 |
P trend | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.51 |
Fence around the household | ||||
Yes | 21.3 | 27.3 | 13.6 | 17.3 |
No | 26.5 | 29.2 | 14.7 | 15.9 |
P | 0.01 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 0.40 |
The household owns livestock | ||||
Yes | 20.7 | 29.2 | 10.8 | 15.2 |
No | 25.5 | 27.6 | 15.9 | 17.4 |
P | 0.03 | 0.49 | 0.003 | 0.24 |
The household owns a toilet facility | ||||
Yes | 23.8 | 28.4 | 14.4 | 17.0 |
No | 23.7 | 27.6 | 12.8 | 15.0 |
P | 0.97 | 0.78 | 0.46 | 0.39 |
Garbage in a trash dump outside the household | ||||
Yes | 16.7 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 18.6 |
No | 24.4 | 28.4 | 14.6 | 16.5 |
P | 0.058 | 0.58 | 0.04 | 0.54 |
Region | ||||
Sikasso | 25.4 | 31.5 | 12.3 | 17.0 |
Mopti | 22.1 | 24.7 | 16.7 | 15.9 |
P | 0.10 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.53 |