Table 7 Associated factors of stunting among preschool children from food insecure households of Albuko district, northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 512)
Characteristics | Stunting | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Mother education | ||||
 Uneducated | 160 (53.6) | 139 (46.4) | 3.80 (1.81-7.99) | 3.08 (1.40-6.76) ** |
 Primary | 49 (28.9) | 121 (71.1) | 1.34 (0.61-2.92) | 0.97 (0.42-2.22) |
 Secondary and above | 10 (23.3) | 33 (76.7) | 1 | 1 |
Family size | ||||
 <4 | 50 (26.1) | 142 (73.9) | 1 | 1 |
 >4 | 169 (52.8) | 151 (47.2) | 3.18 (2.15-4.69) | 3.64 (2.37-5.58) *** |
Extra food during pregnancy/lactation | ||||
 Yes | 72 (35.8) | 129 (64.2) | 1 | 1 |
 No | 147 (47.3) | 164 (52.7) | 1.61 (1.12-2.31) | 1.71 (1.14-2.58) ** |
Child sex | ||||
 Female | 99 (36.3) | 174 (63.7) | 1 | 1 |
 Male | 120 (50.2) | 119 (49.8) | 1.77 (1.24-2.53) | 1.73 (1.17-2.58) ** |
Child age | ||||
 24-35 | 119 (51.8) | 111 (48.2) | 2.26 (1.41-3.61) | 2.37 (1.41-3.99) *** |
 36-47 | 63 (37.7) | 104 (62.3) | 1.28 (0.77-2.11) | 1.47 (0.84-2.58) |
 49-59 | 37 (32.2) | 78 (67.8) | 1 | 1 |
Dietary diversity score | ||||
 <4 food groups | 180 (46.3) | 209 (53.7) | 1.86 (1.21-2.85) | 1.92 (1.20-3.09) ** |
 >4 food groups | 39 (31.8) | 84 (68.2) | 1 | 1 |
Meal frequency/day | ||||
 <4 times | 132 (46.7) | 151 (53.3) | 1.43 (1.00-2.03) | 1.18 (0.78-1.80) |
 >4 times | 87 (38) | 142 (62) | 1 | 1 |