Table 5 Association of nutrition policy and nutrition governance with county’s undernutrition status of children underfive in low and middle-income countries
Stunting status | Wasting status | Underweight status | |||||||
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Variable | Coefficient | 95% CI | P | Coefficient | 95% CI | P | Coefficient | 95% CI | P |
GDP per capita | -0.003 | -0.005 − -0.002 | <0.001 | -0.001 | -0.002 − 0.001 | 0.276 | -0.002 | 0.003 − -0.001 | 0.014 |
School enrolment | -0.171 | -0.290 − -0.054 | 0.004 | -0.162 | -0.236 − -0.088 | <0.001 | -0.264 | -0.349 − -180 | < 0.001 |
Country governance | -1.890 | -9.934 − 6.154 | 0.645 | -2.398 | -6.097 − 1.300 | 0.204 | -9.552 | 16.707 − -2.399 | 0.009 |
Trend (year) | 0.104 | -0.422 − 0.630 | 0.279 | 0.279 | -0.085 − 0.642 | 0.133 | 0.112 | -0.272 − 0.496 | 0.566 |
Policy in effect | -2.608 | -6.252 − 1.037 | 0.161 | 1.834 | -0.726 − 4.395 | 0.160 | -0.466 | -2.865 − 1.932 | 0.703 |
Nutrition governance | |||||||||
Weak | 0.859 | -4.171 − 5.889 | 0.738 | -0.892 | -4.735 − 2.952 | 0.649 | -1.443 | -4.697 − 1.810 | 0.385 |
Medium | 2.990 | -2.213 − 8.190 | 0.260 | 1.498 | -2.681 − 5.681 | 0.482 | 2.117 | -1.178 − 5.411 | 0.208 |
Strong | -4.958 | -8.970 − -9.460 | 0.015 | -5.418 | -8.936 − -1.900 | 0.003 | -6.452 | -8.937 − -3.967 | 0.001 |