Risk factors for child stunting in Bangladesh: an analysis using MICS 2019 data

Table 4 Risk factors for severe stunting (HAZ scores < −3SD) among children aged less than five years using MICS 2019 data from Bangladesh

Factors		OR	95% CI
Household member	≤3	ref
	4--6	0.95	[0.80–1.12]
	≥7	1.09	[0.89–1.34]
Age (Months)	0 to < 6	ref
	6 to < 12	1.06	[0.82–1.37]
	12 to < 24	1.56	[1.26–1.93]***
	24 to < 36	1.85	[1.50–2.29]***
	36 to < 48	1.44	[1.15–1.80]***
	48 to < 60	0.99	[0.77–1.26]
Gender	Male	ref
	Female	0.94	[0.84–1.05]
Area	Urban	ref
	Rural	0.89	[0.76–1.05]
Division	Dhaka	ref
	Barishal	0.88	[0.71–1.10]
	Chattogram	0.82	[0.69–0.99]**
	Khulna	0.43	[0.34–0.54]***
	Mymenshing	0.88	[0.69–1.12]
	Rajshahi	0.70	[0.56–0.87]***
	Rangpur	1.06	[0.88–1.28]
	Sylhet	1.08	[0.87–1.34]
Education of mother (schooling years)	None (0)	ref
	Primary (1 to < 6)	0.88	[0.74–1.06]
	Secondary incomplete (6 to < 10)	0.68	[0.57–0.82]***
	Secondary complete or higher (≥10)	0.59	[0.44–0.77]***
Education of father (schooling years)	None (0)	ref
	Primary (1 to < 6)	0.97	[0.83–1.13]
	Secondary incomplete (6 to < 10)	0.81	[0.68–0.97]**
	Secondary complete or higher (≥10)	0.96	[0.75–1.24]
Wealth index quintile	Poorest	ref
	Second	0.83	[0.71–0.97]**
	Middle	0.67	[0.56–0.81]***
	Fourth	0.63	[0.51–0.78]***
	Richest	0.56	[0.43–0.74]***
Toilet facility	Flush latrine	ref
	Pitn and hanging latrine	0.87	[0.75–1.00]*
Salt idolization test	0 PPM (not iodized)	ref
	More than 0 PPM and less than 15 PPM	0.97	[0.82–1.14]
	15 PPM or more	0.89	[0.77–1.02]
	No salt in the household	1.13	[0.54–2.39]
Number of under five children		1.19	[1.03–1.37]**

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