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Table 3 Prevalence rates of underweight, stunting, and wasting in indigenous children < 60 months according to characteristics of the household and sanitation, First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition, Brazil, 2008-2009

From: Nutritional status of indigenous children: findings from the First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition in Brazil

 

N

Underweight

Stunting

Wasting

Prevalence

PR

Prevalence

PR

Prevalence

PR

(%)

(CI 95%)

(%)

(CI 95%)

(%)

(CI 95%)

Piped drinking water

  

p < 0.001 *

 

p = 0.003 *

 

p = 0.08 *

  Inside home

902

2.4

1.00

17.6

1.00

0.8

1.00

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

  Outside home

2961

5.0

2.08

24.9

1.41

1.3

1.58

(1.29-3.36)

(0.93-2.14)

(0.62-4.03)

  Other

2180

10.3

4.28

33.3

1.89

1.7

2.07

(2.57-7.12)

(1.20-2.96)

(0.84-5.09)

Location used for defecation

  

p = 0.001 *

 

p < 0.001 *

 

p = 0.01 *

  Indoor household facility

3243

4.2

1.00

20.5

1.00

1.00

1.00

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

  Outdoor household facility

680

6.5

1.53

34.6

1.68

0.7

0.71

(1.04-2.26)

(1.31-2.16)

(0.32-1.60)

  Other

2108

8.6

2.04

32.4

1.58

1.9

1.92

(1.33-3.11)

(1.23-2.02)

(1.19-3.09)

Trash collection service in the village

  

p < 0.001 *

 

p < 0.001 *

 

p = 0.97 *

  Yes

718

2.4

1.00

11.1

1.00

1.3

1.00

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

  No

5313

6.6

2.74

28.4

2.55

1.3

0.96

(1.85-4.06)

(1.59-4.10)

(0.51-1.82)

  1. PR, Prevalence ratio.
  2. CI, Confidence interval.
  3. Maximum N for each category, which may vary between variables due to missing data.
  4. * χ2 test of heterogeneity.
  5. ** χ2 test for linear trend.