Table 4 Bivariate analysis of the association of dietary factors with stunting among children under-five in Debre Tabor town, Ethiopia, December to mid-January 2019
Variables | Frequency | Percent | Stunting | COR(95%CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Time of initiation of breastfeeding | ||||||
 After 1 h | 242 | 38.4 | 83 | 159 | 1.094(.781–1.531) | .602 |
 Within 1 h | 388 | 61.6 | 141 | 247 | 1 |  |
Pre lacteal feeding | ||||||
 No | 594 | 94.3 | 212 | 382 | 1 |  |
 Yes | 36 | 5.7 | 12 | 24 | 1.11(.554–2.264) | .774 |
Colostrum feeding | ||||||
 No | 48 | 7.6 | 15 | 33 | .811(.431–1.528) | .517 |
 Yes | 582 | 92.4 | 209 | 373 | 1 |  |
Method of feeding children | ||||||
 Spoon | 134 | 21.27 | 51 | 83 | 1.75 (1.05–2.919) | .032 |
 Cup | 187 | 29.68 | 64 | 123 | 2.067 (1.278–3.34) | .003 |
 Hand | 199 | 31.59 | 52 | 147 | 3.04 (1.863–4.962) | <.001 |
 Bottle | 110 | 17.46 | 57 | 53 | 1 |  |
Age at introduction of complementary feeding started | ||||||
 Before 6 and after 8 month | 103 | 16.35 | 19 | 84 | 2.815 (1.66–4.771) | <.001 |
 At 6–8 month | 527 | 83.65 | 205 | 322 | 1 |  |
Frequency of feeding per day | ||||||
 Twice | 174 | 26.7 | 33 | 141 | 3.49 (2.171–5.616) | <.001 |
 Three times | 267 | 42.3 | 106 | 161 | 1.241(.851–1.810) | .261 |
 > 3 times | 189 | 30.0 | 85 | 104 | 1 |  |