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%)