Table 3 Childhood stunting by compositional and contextual level

Individual-level factors

Child's age (Months)

 0—11

24.85

75.15

 < 0.001

 12–23

39.76

60.24

 24—35

36.74

63.26

 36—47

37.04

62.96

 48—59

32.78

67.22

Sex of the Child

 Male

35.50

64.50

 < 0.001

 Female

32.13

67.87

Type of Birth

 Single Birth

33.88

66.12

 < 0.001

 Multiple Birth

40.23

59.77

Birth Weight (grams)

  ≥ 2500

32.57

67.43

 < 0.001

  < 2500

41.65

58.35

Maternal/Household factors

Mother's age (Years)

 15—24

34.41

65.59

 < 0.001

 25—34

33.53

66.47

 35—49

34.84

65.16

Mother's Education level

 No formal education

42.79

57.21

 < 0.001

 Primary

39.64

60.36

 Secondary

32.26

67.74

Higher

23.25

76.75

Breastfeeding duration (Months)

  < 6

26.46

73.54

 < 0.001

 06–12

29.14

70.86

 13—24

38.41

61.59

  ≥ 25

37.87

62.13

Mother's BMI (Kg/m2)

  < 18.5

41.52

58.48

 < 0.001

 18.5 -24.9

33.91

66.09

  ≥ 25.0

26.60

73.40

Mother's ANC Visits

  < 4

36.58

63.42

 < 0.001

  ≥ 4

32.09

67.90

Anemia

 Not Anemic

32.18

67.82

 < 0.001

 Severe

39.90

60.1

 Moderate

36.24

63.76

 Mild

33.50

66.5

Ethnicity

 SC

33.77

66.23

 < 0.001

 ST

35.26

64.74

 Others

32.66

67.34

Sex of the Household Head

 Male

33.70

66.3

 < 0.001

 Female

35.24

64.76

Wealth Quintile

 Richest

22.61

77.39

 < 0.001

 Poorest

42.68

57.32

 Poorer

37.36

62.64

 Middle

32.64

67.36

 Richer

27.52

72.48

Contextual level factors

Place of residence

 Rural

35.32

64.68

 < 0.001

 Urban

28.74

71.26

Region

 South

30.90

69.1

 < 0.001

 North

28.46

71.54

 Central

36.82

63.18

 East

37.34

62.66

 North East

32.90

67.1

 West

36.18

63.82

Poverty Rate

 Low

42.68

57.32

 < 0.001

 High

30.96

69.04

Literacy Rate

 Low

41.59

58.41

 < 0.001

 High

30.28

69.72

Proper Sanitation

 Yes

31.20

68.8

 < 0.001

 No

39.56

60.44

Safe Water

 Yes

31.88

68.12

 < 0.001

 No

34.39

65.61