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

Table 3

Bivariate analysis of major sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with stunting among children attending selected health units in Bushenyi district.

Parameter	Variable	Frequency of stunting			value	Adjusted ratio	Prevalence	Confidence interval 95%
		Absent	Present	Total		Value		95% CI
Sex	Male	10	73	83	0.61	1.00	0.93–1.13	0.88–1.08
	Female	12	111	123		1.03
Age	≤2	4	82	86	0.011	1.00	0.82–0.97	1.02–1.24
	>2	18	102	120		0.89
Family setting	Nuclear	7	101	108	0.047	1.00	0.82–1.00	1.00–1.22
	Extended	15	83	95		0.91
Water drank	Boiled	20	84	104	<0.001	1.00	1.10–1.34	0.75–0.91
	Not boiled	2	100	102		1.21
Exclusive breastfeed	No	13	31	44	0.002	1.00	1.11–1.65	0.61–0.90
	Yes	7	146	153		1.35
Wear shoes always	No	9	40	49	0.11	1.00	0.98–1.29	0.75–1.00
	Yes	13	144	157		1.12
Helminths egg in stool	No	21	163	184	0.16	1.00	0.97–1.20	0.84–1.03
	Yes	1	21	22		1.08

The bold values represent those with significant values.