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Table 3 Multivariable multilevel ordered logistic regression among under-5 children in Ethiopia, 2016

From: Severe stunting and its associated factors among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia; multilevel ordinal logistic regression model

Stunting

Random intercept model

Community level factors

House hold and individual factors

Full model

Region

 Urban

 

1

 

1

 Rural

 

1.76 (1.24–2.48)

 

1.62 (1.14–2.30)**

 Developing

 

1.23 (0.87–1.74)

 

1.23 (0.86–1.76)

Residence

 Urban

 

1

 

1

 Rural

 

1.35 (0.96–1.90)

 

0.78 (0.51–1.18)

Community literacy

 Literate

 

1

 

1

 Illiterate

 

0.80 (0.66–0.957)

 

0.90 (0.73–1.11)

Community poverty index

 In poverty

 

1

 

1

  > poverty

 

1.37 (1.14–1.65)

 

1.08 (0.86–1.36)

wealth index

 Richest

  

1

1

 Richer

  

1.43 (1.03–1.97)**

1.37 (0.97–1.93)

 Middle

  

1.80 (1.30–2.50)**

1.84 (1.27–2.67)**

 Poorer

  

2.11 (1.51–2.95)**

2.13 (1.45–3.14)**

 Poorest

  

2.44 (1.76–3.39)**

2.52 (1.72–3.68)**

Water source

 Improved

  

1

1

 Un improved

  

0.88 (0.73–1.06)

0.87 (0.72–1.05)

Toilet

 Improved

  

1

1

 Un improved

  

1.12 (0.78–1.613)

1.11 (0.76–1.61)

Maternal age

 15–19

  

1

1

 20–35

  

0.54 (0.34–0.85)

0.51 (0.32–0.81)**

 36–49

  

0.48 (0.29–0.80)

0.41 (0.24–0.71)**

Maternal height

  

0.95 (0.93–0.96)

0.95 (0.93–0.96)**

Maternal Education

 No-education

  

1

1

 Primary

  

0.80 (0.67–0.950)*

0.84 (0.67–1.02)

 Secondary

  

0.62 (0.42–0.92)*

0.68 (0.45–1.02)

 Higher

  

0.35 (0.19–0.66)**

0.38 (0.20–0.74)**

Maternal BMI

 Normal

  

1

1

 Under-weight

  

0.49 (0.35–0.69)

0.52 (0.37–0.72)**

 Over-weight

  

3.33 (2.15–5.17)

3.43 (2.21–5.33)**

Child age (months)

 6–12

  

1

1

 12–23

  

3.64 (2.55–5.21)

3.72 (2.59–5.32)**

 24–35

  

5.43 (3.90–7.56)

5.52 (3.95–7.71)**

 36–47

  

5.12 (3.65–7.16)

5.17 (3.68–7.26)**

 48–59

  

3.98 (2.82–5.60)

4.11 (2.89–5.83)**

Child sex

 Female

  

1

1

 Male

  

1.28 (1.10–1.49)

1.26 (1.09–1.46)**

Birth order

 1 to 2

  

1

1

 3 to 4

  

0.96 (0.77–1.18)

0.94 (0.76–1.16)

 5 and above

  

1.24 (0.98–1.55)

1.20 (0.96–1.51)

Cut points

 Cut point 1

1.66 (1.51–1.83)

1.30 (1.00–1.60)

−6.65(−8.98,-4.31)

−6.42(−8.78,-4.07)

 Cut point 2

1.71 (1.59–1.82)

1.50 (2.19–2.80)

−5.34(−7.66,-3.01)

−5.12(−7.46,-2.78)

Cluster variance(θ)

0.45 (0.34–0.60)

0.38 (0.29–0.50)**

0.41 (0.31–0.53)**

0.40 (0.30–0.52)**

Median OR

1.90 (1.75–2.09)

1.80 (1.67–1.96)

1.84 (1.70–2.01)

1.83 (1.69–2.00)**

ICC (VPC)

0.12 (0.09–0.15)**

0.10 (0.08–0.13)**

0 .11 (0.09–0.14)**

0.11 (0.08–0.14)**

PCV

 

15.56%

8.89%

11.11%

  1. Note: * indicates statistical significance less than 0.05
  2. ** indicates statistical significance less than 0.01