Research Article
Predictors of Stunting among 6–35 Months Old Children in Assosa Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study
Table 3
Maternal and child care characteristics of children among 6–35 months in Assosa zone, Northwest Ethiopia 2022.
| | Variable | Case (%) | Control (%) | Total (%) |
| | ANC visits | | Yes | 132 (72.9) | 314 (86.5) | 446 (82.0) | | No | 49 (27.1) | 49 (13.5) | 98 (18.0) | | Number of ANC visits | | 1 | 4 (3.1) | 15 (4.8) | 19 (4.3) | | 2–3 | 90 (68.7) | 214 (68.2) | 304 (68.3) | | ≥ 4 | 37 (28.2) | 85 (27.1) | 122 (27.4) | | Place of delivery | | Hospital | 37 (20.4) | 77 (21.2) | 114 (21.0) | | Health center | 113 (62.4) | 226 (62.3) | 339 (62.3) | | Home | 31 (17.1) | 60 (16.5) | 91 (16.7) | | PNC visit | | Yes | 57 (31.5) | 113 (31.1) | 170 (31.3) | | No | 124 (68.5) | 250 (68.9) | 374 (68.8) | | Additional food during pregnancy | | Yes | 61 (33.7) | 204 (56.2) | 265 (48.7) | | No | 120 (66.3) | 159 (43.8) | 279 (51.3) | | Additional food during lactation | | Yes | 61 (33.7) | 204 (56.2) | 265 (48.7) | | No | 120 (66.3) | 159 (43.8) | 279 (51.3) | | Birth interval | | <24 months | 90 (49.7) | 117 (32.2) | 207 (38.1) | | ≥24 months | 91 (50.3) | 246 (67.8) | 337 (61.9) |
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