Factors associated with stunting: gut inflammation and child and maternal-related contributors among under-five children in Hawassa City, Sidama Region, Ethiopia

Table 3 Factors associated with gut inflammation among under-five children at Hawassa City, Sidama region, Ethiopia, 2022

Variables	Category	p	COR	Lower	Upper	p	AOR	Lower	Upper
Duration of breastfeeding	≥24months	0.46	1.4	0.5	3.7	0.048*	0.302	-0.462	0.897
Improved drinking water source	Not present	0.5	0.6	0.2	2.3	0.129	3.346	0.705	15.885
Bacteria detected in the stool	E.coli and Shigella	0.27	0.73	0.4	1.3	0.019*	5.424	1.321	22.259
Diarrhea in the last week	Present	0.25	1.8	0.6	5.1	0.231	1.389	0.821	2.838
Mucus in the stool	Present	0.2	1.93	0.72	5.2	0.313	0.501	0.131	1.924
Residence of the child	Menaheria	0.94	0.9	0.25	3.6	0.021*	5.034	1.47	24.209
	Tabor	0.065	0.13	0.01	1.14	0.163	3.507	0.621	18.538
	Haik Dar	0.568	0.74	0.23	2.2	0.23	2.612	0.574	12.136

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