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Table 3 Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of factors affecting childhood stunting in irrigation and non-irrigation users in Mecha district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

From: Childhood stunting and associated factors among irrigation and non-irrigation user northwest, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Stunting

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Yes

No

Irrigation status

 Irrigated

191

391

1.00

 

 Non-irrigated

234

348

1.37 (1.08–1.74)**

 

Child Sex

 Male

227

379

1.09 (0.86–1.38)

 

 Female

198

360

1.00

 

Women’s age

  < 20 years

10

23

1.00

 

 20–29 years

118

221

1.23 (0.57–2.67)

 

  ≥ 30 years

297

495

1.38 (0.65–2.94)

 

Family size

  ≤ 4 members

111

213

1.00

 

  > 4 members

314

526

1.15 (0.87–1.50)

 

Women education

 Unable to read and write

365

589

1.55 (1.12–2.15)**

 

 Able to read and write

60

150

1.00

 

Initiation of Breast-feeding

 Within 1 h

262

444

1.06 (0.84–1.36)

 

 More than 1 h

163

295

1.00

 

Age start complementary feeding

  ≥ 6 months

338

610

1.00

 

  < 6 months

87

129

1.22 (0.90–1.65)

 

Antenatal care visit

 No visit

29

17

3.68 (1.96–6.92)***

2.61 (1.33–5.12)**

 1–3 visits

144

311

1.32 (1.03–1.70)*

1.21 (0.93–1.57)

  > 3 visits

252

411

1.00

1.00

Frequency of PNC

 No visit

376

620

1.54 (0.76–3.13)

 

 1–2 visit

38

91

1.07 (0.48–2.35)

 

  > 3 visit

11

28

1.00

 

Heath facility far from home

  < 1 h

214

435

1.00

 

  > =1 h

211

304

1.41 (1.10–1.79)**

 

Child sex

 Male

227

379

1.00

 

 Female

198

360

0.92 (0.72–1.17)

 

Child age

  < 12 months

24

95

1.00

1.00

 12–23 months

77

123

2.48 (1.46–4.21)**

2.60 (1.51–4.48)**

 24–35 months

132

186

2.81 (1.70–4.63)***

2.92 (1.74–4.89)***

 36–47 months

131

154

3.38 (2.03–5.58)***

3.55 (2.09–6.01)***

 48–60 months

61

181

1.33 (0.78–2.27)

1.39 (0.80–2.42)

Drinking water source

 Improved source

311

557

1.00

 

 Unimproved source

114

182

1.12 (0.85–1.47)

 

Latrine facility

    

 Improved source

211

405

1.00

 

 Unimproved source

214

334

1.23 (0.97–1.56)

 

Ways of Hand washing habits

 Only with water

105

129

3.14 (1.84–5.37)***

2.27 (1.25–4.11)**

 Sometime with soap and water

298

525

2.19 (1.34–3.58)**

1.77 (1.06–2.97)*

 Always with soap and water

22

85

1.00

1.00

Had diarrhea

 Yes

94

124

1.41 (1.04–1.90)*

 

 No

331

615

1.00

 

Had Fever

 Yes

113

124

1.80 (1.35–2.40)***

1.77 (1.29–2.43)***

 No

312

615

1.00

1.00

  1. *P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, ***p < 0.05