Table 2 Comparison of stunting status by sex and socio-economic position with unadjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) derived from bivariate logistic regression with girls in the comparison group (coefficients are expressed as odds ratios, p-values for test of trend and Pearson chi-square are also indicated)
Stunted children | p-value | Unadjusted odds ratio | 95%CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males n(%) | Females n(%) | ||||
Mother's education | |||||
None | 33 (43) | 12 (17) | 0.01f | 3.00 | 1.05–8.59* |
Stopped in primary | 44 (34) | 36 (26) | 0.18 | 1.33 | 0.53–3.38 |
Completed primary | 15 (23) | 7 (12) | 0.16 | 2.34 | 0.69–7.87 |
Above primary | 11 (17) | 12 (14) | 0.65 | 1.0 | |
p-value for test of trend | <0.001 | 0.14 | 0.11 | ||
Father's education | |||||
None | 12 (40) | 5 (19) | 0.09f | 1.65 | 0.45–6.03 |
Stopped in primary | 30 (35) | 17 (20) | 0.04f | 1.21 | 0.46–3.20 |
Completed primary | 24 (31) | 12 (17) | 0.05f | 1.37 | 0.49–3.87 |
Stopped in secondary | 9 (21) | 8 (16) | 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.23–2.63 |
Ordinary level or above | 16 (25) | 11 (15) | 0.14 | 1.0 | |
p-value for test of trend | 0.06 | 0.39 | 0.37 | ||
Index of household wealth | |||||
1st quintile (Poorest) | 27 (40) | 17 (25) | 0.05f | 2.17 | 0.81–5.81 |
2nd quintile | 25 (34) | 14 (21) | 0.05f | 2.44 | 0.88–6.73 |
3rd quintile | 21 (35) | 11 (15) | 0.01f | 2.60 | 0.90–7.56 |
4th quintile | 20 (28) | 10 (13) | 0.02f | 2.73 | 0.92–8.09 |
5th quintile (Least poor) | 11 (15) | 15 (22) | 0.34 | 1.0 | |
p-value for test of trend | 0.01 | 0.34 | 0.28 | ||
Land ownership | |||||
None | 9 (27) | 7 (18) | 0.42 | 0.77 | 0.23–2.61 |
1 acre | 19 (25) | 20 (22) | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.22–1.48 |
2 acres | 28 (41) | 16 (18) | 0.01f | 1.05 | 0.41–2.70 |
3 or 4 acres | 26 (30) | 11 (18) | 0.07f | 1.42 | 0.52–3.87 |
5 acres or more | 20 (30) | 12 (18) | 0.08f | 1.0 | |
p-value for trend test | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.17 | ||