Characteristic | Categories | Number of children | % of children stunted | χ2 | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Moderate | Severe |  |  |
 |  | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |  |  |
Mother’s educational level | No education | 5645(63.7) | 1411(22.5) | 1101(19.5) | 195.5 | <  0.0001 |
Primary | 2283(25.8) | 464(20.3) | 331(14.5) | Â | ||
Secondary/higher | 927(10.5) | 130(14.0) | 48(5.1) | Â | ||
Mother’s employment status | Unemployed | 6397(72.2) | 1260(19.7) | 1056(16.5) | 0.911 | 0.634 |
Employed | 2458(27.8) | 507(20.6) | 401(16.3) | Â | ||
Mother’s autonomy | Low autonomy | 2109(25.8) | 428(20.3) | 386(18.3) | 9.989 | 0.041 |
Middle autonomy | 5274(63.0) | 1050(19.9) | 839(15.9) | Â | ||
High autonomy | 982(11.7) | 179(18.2) | 156(15.9) | Â | ||
Mother’s BMI†(kg/m2) | Less than 18.5 | 2175(24.6) | 461(21.2) | 426(19.6) | 27.95 | <  0.0001 |
18.5 or higher | 6680(75.4) | 1303(19.5) | 1029(15.4) | Â | ||
Number of ANC visits before delivery | No ANC | 4732(53.4) | 923(19.5) | 942(19.9) | 77.99 | <  0.0001 |
1–3 | 1858(21) | 372(20.0) | 285(15.3) |  | ||
At least 4 | 2265(25.6) | 415(18.3) | 245(10.8) | Â | ||
Place of delivery | Home | 5880(66.4) | 1211(20.6) | 1158(19.7) | 158.4 | <  0.0001 |
Health facility | 2975(33.6) | 553(18.6) | 301(10.1) | Â | ||
Maternal height (cm) | < 150 | 1408(15.9) | 200(14.2) | 244(17.3) | 125.46 | <  0.0001 |
150–160 | 4667(52.7) | 1003(21.5) | 779(16.7) |  | ||
> 160 | 2789(31.5) | 438(15.7) | 329(11.8) |  | ||
Place of residence | Urban | 1626(18.4) | 296(18.2) | 127(7.8) | 158.2 | <  0.0001 |
 | Rural | 7229(81.6) | 1605(22.2) | 1446(20) |  |