Table 3 Household, maternal and child dietary diversity scores, food security and breastfeeding by stunting status in Ethiopia, 2014
Characteristics | Total | Normal | Stunted | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 3788 | 2161 | 1459 | |
Household dietary diversity score (HDDS), median (IQR) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 5.0 (4.0, 6.0) | 0.004 |
HDDS category | ||||
< =5 HDDS | 2031 (53.6%) | 1131 (52.3%) | 813 (55.7%) | 0.045 |
> 5 HDDS | 1757 (46.4%) | 1030 (47.7%) | 646 (44.3%) | |
Women (DDS-W), median (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | <0.001 |
DDS-W category | ||||
< 5 DDSW | 2859 (75.5%) | 1595 (73.8%) | 1137 (77.9%) | 0.005 |
> =5 DDSW | 929 (24.5%) | 566 (26.2%) | 322 (22.1%) | |
DDS 6–23 months, median (IQR) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 2.0 (0.0, 3.0) | 2.0 (2.0, 3.0) | <0.001 |
DDS 6–23 months category | ||||
0–3 food groups | 779 (86.9%) | 474 (87.9%) | 282 (85.5%) | 0.552 |
4–7 food groups | 117 (13.1%) | 65 (12.1%) | 48 (14.6%) | |
Child DDS (24–59 months), median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 2.0 (0.0, 4.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | <0.001 |
Child DDS (24–59 months) category | ||||
0–3 food groups | 1411 (61.7%) | 661 (59.6%) | 684 (63.1%) | 0.054 |
4–9 food groups | 876 (38.3%) | 448 (40.4%) | 400 (36.9%) | |
Household food security | ||||
Food Secure | 1744 (46.0%) | 1026 (47.5%) | 621 (42.6%) | 0.005 |
Mildly Food Insecure Access | 344 (9.1%) | 201 (9.3%) | 133 (9.1%) | |
Moderately Food Insecure Access | 1103 (29.1%) | 626 (29.0%) | 438 (30.0%) | |
Severely Food Insecure Access | 574 (15.2%) | 298 (13.8%) | 256 (17.5%) | |
Missing | 23 (0.6%) | 10 (0.5%) | 11 (0.8%) | |
Exclusive breast feeding | 2719 (71.8%) | 1592 (73.7%) | 998 (68.4%) | 0.001 |