Predictors of Stunting among 6–35 Months Old Children in Assosa Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study

Table 6

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify the predictor variable independently associated with stunting among 6–35-month-age children in Assosa zone, Northwest Ethiopia 2022.

Variables	Case number (%)	Control number (%)	p-Value	COR (95% CI)	p-Value	AOR (95% CI)
Educational status of mothers
No formal education	141 (77.9)	244 (67.2)	0.001	3.0 (1.93, 4.66)	0.001	2.5 (1.436, 4.180)
Formal education	40 (22.1)	119 (32.8)		1
Family size of households
≤4	133 (73.5)	225 (62.0)		1
>4	48 (26.5)	138 (38.0)	0.008	1.69 (1.15, 2.5)	0.21	1.(1.0, 2.917)
Number of under five in the HHS
≤2	142 (78.5)	323 (89.0)		1
≥3	39 (21.5)	40 (11.0)	0.001	2.22 (1.37, 3.6)	0.151	1.15 (.85, 2.8)
Sex of children
Female	105 (58.0)	177 (48.8)	0.042	1.45 (1.01, 2.08)	0.116	1.34 (0.90, 2.4)
Male	76 (42.0)	186 (51.2)		1
Mother height (cm)
<150 cm	122 (67.4)	126 (34.7)	0.0001	3.9 (2.66,5.68)	0.0001	4.25 (2.714, 6.66)
≥150 cm	59 (32.6)	237 (65.3)		1
Exclusive breastfeeding
Less than 6 months	118 (65.2)	130 (35.8)	0.001	2.65 (1.78, 3.95)	0.001	3.16 (1.97, 5.10)
At 6 months	63 (34.8)	233 (64.2)		1
Birth interval
<24 months	90 (49.7)	117 (32.2)	0.020	2.09 (1.4, 2.99)	0.076	1.05 (0.964, 2.502)
≥24 months	91 (50.3)	246 (67.8)
Minimum dietary diversity
<4	113 (62.4)	114 (31.4)		3.63 (2.45, 5.27)	0.001	3.09 (1.97, 5.01)
≥4 (ref.)	68 (37.6)	249 (68.6)		1
Meal frequency
<4	56 (58.3)	39 (19.2)		4.86 (3.30, 7.14)	0.001	5.830 (3.5, 9.6)
≥4	40 (41.7)	164 (80.8)		1
Additional food during pregnancy
Yes	61 (33.7)	204 (56.2)		1
No	120 (66.3)	159 (43.8)		2.54 (1.74, 3.66)	0.0001	2.26 (1.44, 3.55)
Food security (HFIAS score)
Food insecure	137 (75.7)	168 (46.3)		3.61 (2.43, 5.37)	0.0001	3.08 (1.79, 5.26)
Food secured	44 (24.3)	195 (53.7)		1

Note: Variable statistically significantly associated at , AOR: adjust odd ratio, COR: Crud odd ratio, CI: confidence interval.