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Variables associated with stunting, multivariate analysis* |
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| Variable |
Odds Ratio |
Confidence interval (95%) |
p value |
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| RURAL AREA** |
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| Father's occupation: farmer |
1.77 |
0.98 – 3.18 |
.05 |
| Child care provided exclusively by the mother |
0.30 |
0.13 – 0.69 |
.004 |
| Family networks for child care |
2.31 |
1.28 – 4.15 |
.005 |
| URBAN AREA** |
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| Duration of parents' union longer than two years |
1.89 |
1.01 – 3.54 |
.04 |
| Parents migration from rural to urban area |
1.57 |
0.95 – 2.59 |
.07 |
| Father worked at the same place for 2 years or less |
3.23 |
1.88 – 5.56 |
.0001 |
| Small networks |
2.11 |
1.27 – 3.49 |
.004 |
| Less than 2 visits to the Well Child Program |
2.57 |
1.54 – 4.30 |
.0001 |
| Breast feeding longer than six months |
1.71 |
0.62 – 4.73 |
.29 |
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* Unconditional logistic regression analysis **Adjusted by age and sex of the child, maternal literacy, and per capita family income in both areas | |||
Reyes et al. BMC Public Health 2004 4:57 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-4-57 |
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