Table 4 Crude odds of stunting at 36 months of age and (95% Confidence Intervals, CI) for the complete case analysis

Low birth weight

No

245

136 (56%)

1

< 0.001

Yes

32

28 (88%)

5.61 (1.91-16.48)

Beedi work in household

No

150

75 (50%)

1

< 0.001

Yes

127

89 (70%)

2.34 (1.43-3.85)

Maternal height

>=150 cm

193

102 (53%)

1

< 0.001

< 150 cm

84

62 (74%)

2.51 (1.43-4.41)

Growth faltering at 6 months, child either stunted, wasted or underweight

No

153

77 (50%)

1

< 0.001

Yes

124

87 (70%)

2.32 (1.41-3.82)

First born

Yes

92

49 (53%)

1

0.157

No

185

115 (62%)

1.44 (0.87-2.39)

SES class

Class I (lower)

162

104 (64%)

1.64 (1.01-2.67)

Class II (lower middle)

115

60 (52%)

1

0.045

Gender

Male

138

86 (62%)

1

0.293

Female

139

78 (56%)

0.77 (0.48-1.25)

Age at introduction of complementary food

>= 4 months

177

111 (63%)

1

0.115

< 4 months

100

53 (53%)

0.67 (0.41-1.10)

Maternal education

None

78

53 (68%)

1

0.048

Primary and Middle

78

49 (63%)

0.80 (0.41-1.54)

Higher and College

121

62 (51%)

0.50 (0.27-0.90)

Maternal age

<=23

165

97 (59%)

1

0.864

> 23

112

67 (60%)

1.04 (0.64-1.70)

Days spent with major illness during first 3 years of life

<=20 days

109

63 (58%)

1

0.203

21-41 days

89

48 (54%)

0.85 (0.49-1.50)

> 41 days

79

53 (67%)

1.49 (0.81-2.72)