Table 2: Relationship between sociodemographic variables and growth retardation.
|
Stunting |
Total |
OR*[IC] |
p |
|
|
YES |
NO |
% |
|
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
5-9 |
17 (22.7%) |
145 (77.5%) |
162 (61.8%) |
12.6 [6.1-26.2] |
0.0001 |
10-14 |
58 (77.3%) |
42 (22.5%) |
100 (38.2%) |
|
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
Masculine |
40 (53.3%) |
88 (47.1%) |
128 (48.9%) |
0.5 [0.28-1.24] |
0.216 |
Feminine |
35 (46.7%) |
99 (52.9%) |
134 (51.1%) |
|
|
Salary (ariary) |
|
|
|
|
|
≤ 200000 |
63 (84%) |
140 (74.9%) |
203 (77.5%) |
2.2 [0.75-6.69] |
0.109 |
< 200000 |
12 (16%) |
47 (25.1%) |
59 (22.5%) |
|
|
Child care |
|
|
|
|
|
2 parents |
66 (88%) |
169 (90.4%) |
235 (89.7%) |
0.75 [0.22-2.5] |
0.643 |
Single parent or |
9 (12%) |
18 (9.6%) |
27 (10.3%) |
|
|
guardian |
|
|
|
|
|
Father’s activity |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployed |
7 (10.6%) |
3 (1.8%) |
10 (4.3%) |
0.19 [0.04-0.89] |
0.035 |
Employed |
59 (89.4%) |
166 (98.2%) |
225 (95.7%) |
|
|
Father’s level of education |
|
|
|
|
|
Illiterate |
1 (1.5%) |
3 (1.8%) |
4 (1.7%) |
1.11 [0.46-2.8] |
0.85 |
Primary |
21 (31.8%) |
17 (10.1%) |
38 (16.2%) |
0.23 [0.06-0.82] |
0.001 |
Secondary |
16 (24.2%) |
53 (31.4%) |
69 (29.4%) |
1.11 [0.46-2.8] |
0.85 |
High school |
23 (34.8%) |
79 (46.7%) |
102 (43.4%) |
1 |
|
University |
5 (7.6%) |
17 (10.1%) |
22 (9.4%) |
0.59 [0.8-4.1] |
0.59 |
Mother’s occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
Housewife |
38 (52.1%) |
72 (40.4%) |
110 (43.8%) |
0.55 [0.25-1.17] |
0.124 |
With work |
35 (47.9%) |
106 (59.6%) |
141 (56.2%) |
|
|