Table 1 Sample distribution and prevalence of stunting among children age 0–59 months by household wealth status and other selected characteristics, Bangladesh 2004
From: Relationship between household wealth inequality and chronic childhood under-nutrition in Bangladesh
Characteristic | Weighted number of children | Percent distribution of children | Prevalence of stunting |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh | 5,977 | -- | 43.0 |
Wealth status | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   5th quintile (richest) | 989 | 16.6 | 25.1 |
   4th quintile | 1,081 | 18.1 | 39.8 |
   3rd quintile | 1,176 | 19.7 | 42.5 |
   2nd quintile | 1,229 | 20.6 | 47.0 |
   1st quintile (poorest) | 1,502 | 25.1 | 54.4 |
Child of multiple birth | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   Single-born | 5,903 | 98.8 | 42.8 |
   Twin or higher order | 74 | 1.2 | 62.8 |
Child's age (month) | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   0–11 | 1,145 | 19.2 | 17.3 |
   12–23 | 1,182 | 19.8 | 50.9 |
   24–35 | 1,205 | 20.2 | 44.7 |
   36–47 | 1,239 | 20.7 | 49.3 |
   48–59 | 1,207 | 20.2 | 51.5 |
Child's sex | Â | Â | (p = 0.231) |
   Boy | 3,036 | 50.8 | 42.6 |
   Girl | 2,940 | 49.2 | 43.5 |
Antenatal care | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   No | 3,629 | 60.7 | 49.9 |
   Yes | 2,348 | 39.3 | 32.4 |
Delivery assisted by health professional | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   No | 5,183 | 86.7 | 45.5 |
   Yes | 793 | 13.3 | 26.8 |
Child's birth order | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   1 | 1,709 | 28.6 | 40.1 |
   2 | 1,538 | 25.7 | 38.8 |
   3 | 1,114 | 18.6 | 42.2 |
   4+ | 1,615 | 27.0 | 50.7 |
Breastfeeding status (month) | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   Never | 10 | 0.2 | 54.9 |
   0–11 | 1,372 | 23.0 | 21.0 |
   12–17 | 903 | 15.1 | 48.3 |
   18–23 | 867 | 14.5 | 56.0 |
   ≥ 24 | 2,824 | 47.3 | 48.0 |
Mother's age at childbirth (year) | Â | Â | (p = 0.005) |
   15–24 | 3,735 | 62.5 | 42.8 |
   25–34 | 1,894 | 31.7 | 42.0 |
   35–49 | 348 | 5.8 | 50.5 |
Mother's BMI (kg/m 2 ) | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   < 18.5 | 2,227 | 37.3 | 50.4 |
   18.5–24.9 | 3,399 | 56.9 | 40.2 |
   ≥ 25.0 | 325 | 5.4 | 21.1 |
Mother's education | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   No education | 2,236 | 37.4 | 50.4 |
   Primary or less | 1,875 | 31.4 | 45.6 |
   Secondary or higher | 1,866 | 31.2 | 31.6 |
Safe drinking water* | Â | Â | (p = 0.769) |
   No | 377 | 6.3 | 42.3 |
   Yes | 5,595 | 93.6 | 43.1 |
Arsenic in drinking water (parts per billion) | Â | Â | (p = 0.874) |
   ≤ 50 | 5,399 | 90.3 | 42.8 |
   > 50 | 563 | 9.4 | 45.1 |
Hygienic toilet †|  |  | (p = 0.000) |
   No | 2,579 | 43.2 | 50.0 |
   Yes | 3,393 | 56.8 | 37.7 |
Cooking fuel ‡ |  |  | (p = 0.000) |
   Not highly polluted | 402 | 6.7 | 29.2 |
   Highly polluted | 5,047 | 84.5 | 44.8 |
Urban/rural | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   Urban | 1,174 | 19.6 | 37.7 |
   Rural | 4,803 | 80.4 | 44.3 |
Geographic division | Â | Â | (p = 0.000) |
   Barisal | 355 | 5.9 | 49.0 |
   Chittagong | 1,325 | 22.2 | 46.3 |
   Dhaka | 1,834 | 30.7 | 44.6 |
   Khulna | 649 | 10.9 | 32.0 |
   Rajshahi | 1,323 | 22.1 | 40.2 |
   Sylhet | 490 | 8.2 | 46.2 |