Table 1 Relation of basic and underlying factors with stunting (weighted n = 9588)
From: Socioeconomic inequality in stunting among under-5 children in Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis
Variables | Weighted frequency (%) | Stunting prevalence (95% CI) | P* |
|---|---|---|---|
Wealth category | |||
Poorest | 23.9 | 45.1 (41.5–48.6) | < 0.001 |
Poorer | 22.9 | 44.1 (40.5–47.6) | |
Middle | 20.7 | 40.7 (37.2–44.3) | |
Richer | 18.1 | 33.3 (30.0–36.5) | |
Richest | 14.4 | 26.9 (23.8–30.0) | |
Residence place | |||
Urban | 10.9 | 26.7 (23.3–30.2) | < 0.001 |
Rural | 89.1 | 39.9 (38.2–41.6) | |
Region (state) | |||
Agrarian | 93.0 | 38.4 (36.8–40.0) | < 0.001 |
Pastoral | 7.0 | 31.3 (26.4–36.2) | |
Household size | |||
< 4 | 10.5 | 39.0 (34.2–43.8) | 0.353 |
4–8 | 76.4 | 37.6 (35.9–39.3) | |
> 8 | 13.1 | 37.8 (33.4–42.2) | |
Caregivers education status | |||
Illiterate | 66.1 | 42.0 (40.0–43.9) | < 0.001 |
Primary | 26.8 | 33.4 (30.5–36.3) | |
Secondary+ | 7.1 | 20.9 (16.7–25.1) | |
Water source | |||
Not improved | 50.9 | 39.8 (37.7–41.9) | < 0.001 |
Improved | 49.1 | 35.3 (33.1–37.6) | |
Toilet facility | |||
Not improved | 90.9 | 39.1 (37.4–40.7) | < 0.001 |
Improved | 9.1 | 27.9 (23.7–32.3) | |
Child sex | |||
Boy | 51.9 | 41.8 (39.6–44.0) | < 0.001 |
Girl | 48.1 | 33.7 (31.6–35.8) | |
Child age (months) | |||
< 24 | 41.8 | 29.7 (27.6–31.7) | < 0.001 |
24–59 | 58.2 | 45.1 (43.0–47.1) | |
Birth size | |||
Small | 26.2 | 44.3 (41.1–47.5) | < 0.001 |
Average | 41.9 | 38.5 (36.2–40.8) | |
Large | 31.9 | 31.9 (29.3–34.5) | |