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Table 2 Prevalence of stunting according to children, carer, and household characteristics

From: Key predictors of undernutrition among children 6–59 months in the Buea Health District of the Southwest region of Cameroon: a cross sectional community-based survey

Children

Carers

Household

Characteristic

N

Stunting (%)

P-value

Characteristic

N

Stunting (%)

P-value

Characteristic

N

Stunting (%)

P-value

Age of child

  

0.03a

Age of carer

  

0.22a

Household size

  

0.25a

 6–24

117

33.3

 

<  35

258

28.3

 

≤ 5 persons

187

28.9

 

 25–59

204

22.6

 

>  55

03

33.3

 

>  5 persons

134

23.1

 
    

36–55

60

18.3

     

Sex of child

  

0.10a

Sex of Carer

  

0.99b

HFIAS

  

0.28a

 Male

153

30.7

 

Female

305

26.6

 

Severely food insecure

82

31.7

 

 Female

168

22.6

 

Male

16

25.0

 

Moderate food insecure

123

28.5

        

Mildly food insecure

32

25.0

 
        

Food secure

84

19.0

 

Snacking between meals

  

0.61a

BMI category

  

0.98a

Other household member

   

 Yes

282

27.0

 

Normal weight

89

27.0

 

with chronic disease

  

0.61a

 No

39

23.1

 

Overweight

127

26.8

 

Yes

26

30.8

 
    

Obese

105

25.7

 

No

295

26.1

 

Skipped meal

  

0.57b

Chronic disease

  

0.26b

Water source

  

0.001a

 No

304

27.0

 

No

304

27.3

 

Unprotected/Inappropriate

127

37.8

 

 Yes

17

17.7

 

Yes

17

11.8

 

Protected/Appropriate

194

19.1

 

Number of daily meals

  

0.22a

Smoking

  

0.61b

Toilet type

  

0.02a

  > 4

106

24.5

 

Yes

5

40.0

 

Pit toilet

103

35.0

 

 3–4

197

28.9

 

No

316

26.3

 

Flushing system

218

22.5

 

 1–2

18

11.1

         

Hand washing

  

0.76a

Alcohol consumption

  

0.44a

Sharing toilet

  

0.03a

 Water only

29

24.1

 

Yes

210

27.6

 

Yes

49

38.8

 

 Soap and water sometimes

235

27.7

 

No

110

23.6

 

No

272

24.3

 

 Soap and water always

56

23.2

         

Dietary diversity

  

0.001b

Physical activity

  

0.33b

Waste disposal

  

0.76a

 DDS < 4

112

37.5

 

Daily

178

26.4

 

Inappropriate

57

28.1

 

 DDS ≥ 4

209

20.6

 

2–4 times a week

08

25.0

 

Appropriate

264

26.1

 
    

Once a week

24

41.7

     
    

No exercise

111

23.4

     
    

Marital status

  

0.04a

    
    

Cohabiting

53

39.6

     
    

Married

190

25.3

     
    

Single

78

20.5

     
    

Employment status

  

0.12a

    
    

No job

99

26.3

     
    

Self-employed

175

29.7

     
    

Government / Private

47

14.9

     
    

Educational level

  

0.01b

    
    

No schooling

6

66.7

     
    

Primary

44

30.0

     
    

Secondary

108

33.3

     
    

University or more

163

19.6

     
  1. N Frequency, DDS Dietary Diversity Score, BMI Body Mass Index, HFIAS Household Food Insecurity Access Scale
  2. aChi square test
  3. bFisher’s exact test