High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda

Table 2

Clinical factors associated with malnutrition in children aged 1–5 years attending the selected health units in Bushenyi district.

Characteristic	Summary measure	95% CI
Nutritional education of caregiver	Number (%)
No	198 (96.1)	92.8–98.2
Yes	8 (3.9)	1.8–7.2
Deworming of child
Once a year	74 (35.90)	29.6–42.7
Twice a year	132 (64.10)	57.4–70.4
Washing hands after toilet and before eating
No	28 (13.4)	9.4–18.8
Yes	178 (84.6)	81.2–90.1
Wearing shoes always
No	157 (76.2)	70.0–81.7
Yes	49 (23.8)	18.2–30.0
Presence of helminths eggs in stool
Yes	22 (10.7%)	7.0–15.5
No	184 (89.3%)	84.5–93.0
Drinking boiled water
Yes	104 (50.5%)	43.7–57.3
No	102 (49.5%)	42.7–56.3
Exclusive breastfeeding
Yes	153 (74.3%)	67.4–80.1
No	44 (21.4%)	16.2–27.4
Do not know	9 (4.3%)	2.2–7.9