Table 6 Factors Associated with stunting among food secure households in preschool children of Albuko district, northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n= 527)
Characteristics | Stunting | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Mother education | ||||
 Uneducated | 129 (39.6) | 197 (60.4) | 3.77 (1.721-8.24) | 5.24 (2.30-11.91) *** |
 Primary | 52 (35) | 95 (65) | 3.15 (1.38-7.17) | 4.200 (1.77-9.97) *** |
 Secondary and above | 8 (14.8) | 46 (85.2) | 1 | 1 |
Family size | ||||
 <4 | 65 (22.3) | 226 (77.7) | 1 | 1 |
 >4 | 124 (52.5) | 112 (47.5) | 3.85 (2.64-5.61) | 4.33 (2.92-6.41) *** |
Extra food during pregnancy/lactation | ||||
 Yes | 138 (33) | 278 (67) | 1 | 1 |
 No | 51 (45.9) | 60 (54.1) | 1.71 (1.12-2.62) | 1.19 (0.72-1.95) |
Child sex | ||||
 Female | 94 (30.8) | 211 (69.2) | 1 | 1 |
 Male | 95 (42.7) | 127 (57.3) | 1.68 (1.17-2.41) | 1.67 (1.13-2.47) ** |
Child birth order | ||||
 1-2 | 51 (25.8) | 146 (74.2) | 1 | 1 |
 3-4 | 114 (39.4) | 175 (60.6) | 1.87 (1.25-2.77) | 1.14 (0.72-1.80) |
 >4 | 24 (58.5) | 17 (41.5) | 4.04 (2.01-8.13) | 2.25 (1.03-4.92) * |
Amount of water used (litter) | ||||
 <40 | 84 (41.7) | 117 (58.3) | 1.51 (1.05-2.18) | 1.58 (1.06-2.34) * |
 >40 | 105 (32.2) | 221 (67.8) | 1 | 1 |
Time spent to water (minutes) | ||||
 <30 | 123 (33.8) | 240 (66.2) | 1 | 1 |
 >30 | 66 (40.2) | 98 (59.8) | 1.31 (0.90-1.92) | 1.29 (0.84-1.98) |