Table 8 Associated factors of stunting among preschool children from FSHHs and FIHHs of Albuko district, northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n=1039)
Characteristics | Stunting | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Mother education | ||||
 Uneducated | 289 (46.3) | 336 (53.7) | 3.78 (2.21-6.45) | 4.38 (2.51-7.66) *** |
 Primary | 101 (31.9) | 216 (68.1) | 2.05 (1.17-3.61) | 2.11 (1.17-3.79) * |
 Secondary and above | 18 (18.6) | 79 (81.4) | 1 | 1 |
 HHFS status | ||||
  Secure | 219 (40.3) | 324 (59.7) | 1 | 1 |
  Insecure | 189 (38.1) | 307 (61.9) | 1.10 (0.86-1.41) | 1.09 (0.84-1.44) |
Family size | ||||
 <4 | 115 (23.8) | 368 (76.2) | 1 | 1 |
 >4 | 293 (52.7) | 263 (47.3) | 3.565 (2.73-4.66) | 3.47 (2.62-4.60) *** |
Extra food during pregnancy/lactation | ||||
 Yes | 198 (47) | 224 (53) | 1 | 1 |
 No | 210 (34.1) | 407 (65.9) | 1.71 (1.33-2.21) | 1.44 (1.09-1.90) ** |
Child sex | ||||
 Female | 193 (33.4) | 385 (66.6) | 1 | 1 |
 Male | 215 (46.7) | 246 (53.3) | 1.74 (1.36-2.24) | 1.71 (1.30-2.24) *** |
Child age | ||||
 24-35 | 192 (42.6) | 259 (57.4) | 1.39 (1.00-1.93) | 1.33 (0.93-1.91) |
 36-47 | 136 (38) | 222 (62) | 1.15 (0.81-1.62) | 1.151 (0.79-1.68) |
 48-59 | 80 (34.8) | 150 (65.2) | 1 | 1 |
Dietary diversity | ||||
 <4 food groups | 313 (41.4) | 444 (58.6) | 1.39 (1.04-1.85) | 1.34 (0.98-1.83) |
 >4 food groups | 95 (33.7) | 187 (66.3) | 1 | 1 |
Meal frequency/day | ||||
 <4 times | 202 (43.9) | 259 (56.1) | 1.41 (1.10-1.81) | 1.03 (0.77-1.38) |
 >4 times | 206 (35.6) | 372 (64.4) | 1 | 1 |
Time spent to water | ||||
 <30 minutes | 266 (37.6) | 443 (62.4) | 1 | 1 |
 >30 minutes | 142 (43.1) | 188 (56.9) | 1.26 (0.96-1.64) | 1.23 (0.92-1.64) |