Table 4 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression output showing that factors associatedwith stunting among school adolescent girls, Gondar City Administration, northwest Ethiopia, 2017
From: One in three adolescent schoolgirls in urban northwest Ethiopia is stunted
Variables | Stunting | Crude Odds Ratio with 95% C) | Adjusted Odds Ratio with 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stunted | Not stunted | |||
Age of adolescent | ||||
Early | 3(2.1%) | 137(97.9%) | 0.01(0.00,0.04) | 0.26(0.00,0.22)a |
Middle | 112(27. %) | 303(73%) | 0.23(0.16,0.32) | 0.22(0.15,0.34)a |
Late | 148(61.7%) | 92(38.3%) | 1 | 1 |
Educational level of respondents | ||||
Primary | 48(16%) | 253(84%) | 0.15(0.08,0.26) | 0.68(0.28,1.85) |
High school | 178(41.6%) | 250(58.4%) | 0.56(.33,.94) | 0.95(0.49,1.85) |
Preparatory school | 37(56.1%) | 29(43.9%) | 1 | 1 |
School enrolled | ||||
Government | 243(38.9%) | 382(61.1%) | 4.61(2.77,7.46) | 1.49(0.71,3.14) |
Private | 20(12.1%) | 145(87.9%) | 1 | 1 |
Educational status of father | ||||
Informal education | 156(41.2%) | 223(58.8%) | 2.11(1.43,3.12) | 0.91(0.51,1.74) |
Primary | 29(29%) | 71(71%) | 1.23(0.71,2.13) | 0.71(0.32,1.54) |
Secondary | 32(24.4%) | 99(75.6%) | 0.97(.58,1.64) | 0.66(0.32,1.36) |
College and above | 46(24.9%) | 139(75.1%) | 1 | 1 |
Educational status of mothers | ||||
Informal education | 178(40.7%) | 259(59.3%) | 2.85(1.70,4.76) | 2.84(1.02,7.94)a |
Primary | 29(23.8%) | 93(76.2%) | 1.29(0.69,2.43) | 2.01(0.69,5.81) |
Secondary | 35(27.3%) | 93(72.7%) | 1.59(0.48,2.88) | 2.26(0.85,6.03) |
College and above | 21(19.4%) | 87(80.6%) | 1 | 1 |
Occupation of the mothers | ||||
Government employee | 44(34.1%) | 85(65.9%) | 1.61(0.72,3.57) | 1.66(0.55,5.03) |
Housewife | 175(35.1%) | 324(64.9%) | 1.67(0.80,3.51) | 0.78(0.30,2.04) |
Daily laborer | 15(36.6%) | 26(63.4%) | 1.79(0.69,4.65) | 0.63(0.18,2.22) |
Merchant | 19(22.4%) | 66(77.6%) | 0.89(0.37,2.14 | 0.41(0.13,1.28) |
Others | 10(24.4%) | 31(75.6%) | 1 | 1 |
Dietary diversity | ||||
Adequate | 187(31.2%) | 413(68.8%) | 1 | 1 |
Inadequate | 76(39%) | 119(61%) | 1.41(1.00,1.97) | 1.06(0.70,1.61) |
Wealth index | ||||
1st quintile | 77(45.8%) | 91(54.2%) | 2.23(1.44,3.44) | 1.72(0.95,3.12) |
2nd quintile | 73(33.3%) | 146(66.7%) | 1.31(0.86.1.57) | 1.01(0.61,1.86) |
3rd quintile | 58(%) | 150(%) | 1.01(0.66,1.57) | 0.82(0.47,1.43) |
4th quintile | 55(27.9%) | 145(72.1%) | 1 | 1 |
Availability of latrine | ||||
Yes | 192(30.5%) | 437(69.5%) | 1 | 1 |
No | 71(42.8%) | 95(57.2%) | 1.70(1.19,2.41) | 0.74(0.38,1.45) |
Menstruation status | ||||
10–13 | 57(35%) | 106(65%) | 0.40(0.09.1.87) | 0.86(0.54,1.37) |
14–16 | 152(42.5%) | 206(57.5%) | 0.55(0.12,2.51) | 0.99(0.17,5.61) |
17–19 | 4(57.1%) | 3(42.9%) | 1 | 1 |
Media exposure | ||||
Satisfactory | 225(35.7%) | 406(64.3%) | 1 | 1 |
Unsatisfactory | 38(23.2%) | 126(76.8%) | 0.54(0.36,0.81) | 1.69(1.01,2.84)a |
Past history of pregnancy | ||||
No | 222(39.3%) | 343(60.7%) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 19(54.3%) | 16(45.7%) | 1.84(0.92,3.64) | 0.46(0.21,0.98) |
Past two weeks history of illness | ||||
No | 222(39.3%) | 343(60.7%) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 19(3.7%) | 501(96.3%) | 0.72(0.49,1.06) | 0.51(0.23,1.50) |
Household food security | ||||
Secured | 174(34.9%) | 325(65.1%) | 1 | 1 |
In secured | 89(30.1%) | 207(69.9%) | 1.25(0.91,1.71) | 0.81(0.52,1.26) |
Availability of waste disposal/garbage | ||||
No | 29(48.3%) | 31(51.7%) | 2.00(1.18,3.40) | 0.73(.371,1.43) |
Yes | 234(31.8%) | 501(68.2%) | 1 | 1 |
Availability of home gardening | ||||
No | 213(32.1%) | 451(67.9%) | 0.77(0.52,1.13) | 0.69(0.42,1.12) |
Yes | 50(38.2%) | 81(61.8%) | 1 | 1 |