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Factors related to stunting in children under 2 years old in the Papua, Indonesia

Does the type of residence matter?

Hadi Ashar, Agung Dwi Laksono, Sri Supadmi, Hastin Dyah Kusumawardani, Diah Yunitawati, Sidiq Purwoko and Marizka Khairunnisa
Saudi Medical Journal March 2024, 45 (3) 273-278; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.3.20230774
Hadi Ashar
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Agung Dwi Laksono
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Sri Supadmi
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Hastin Dyah Kusumawardani
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Diah Yunitawati
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Sidiq Purwoko
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Marizka Khairunnisa
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    Table 1

    - Descriptive statistics of nutritional status of children under 2 years old in Papua, Indonesia (N=2,937).

    VariableNormal (n=2327)Stunting (n=610)P-value
    Residence<0.001
    Urban83.7%16.3% 
    Rural75.9%24.1% 
    Mother’s age (years)<0.001
    <2084.0%16.0% 
    20-2479.6%20.4% 
    25-2980.3%19.7% 
    30-3477.2%22.8% 
    35-3976.1%23.9% 
    40-4479.8%20.2% 
    >4478.4%21.6% 
    Mother’s marital status0.604
    Married78.8%21.2% 
    Divorced/widowed78.2%21.8% 
    Mother’s education<0.001
    No Formal67.8%32.2% 
    Primary77.8%22.2% 
    Secondary84.1%15.9% 
    Higher83.8%16.2% 
    Mother’s employment<0.001
    Employed80.4%19.6% 
    Unemployed75.7%24.3% 
    Wealth status<0.001
    Poorest72.0%28.0% 
    Poorer82.2%17.8% 
    Middle83.2%16.8% 
    Richer87.7%12.3% 
    Richest86.7%13.3% 
    Children’s age (month)<0.001
    <1288.4%11.6% 
    12-2369.0%31.0% 
    Children’s gender<0.001
    Boy76.4%23.6% 
    Girl81.1%18.9% 
    Early breastfeeding initiation (EBFI)<0.001
    No76.7%23.3% 
    Yes80.8%19.2% 
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    Table 2

    - Logistic regression of nutritional status of children under 2 years old in Papua, Indonesia (N=2,937).

    PredictorP-valueStunted
    AOR95%CI
    UpperLower
    Residence
    Urban----
    Rural*<0.0011.1681.1281.209
    Mother’s age (years)
    <20----
    20-24*<0.0011.3741.2751.482
    25-29*<0.0011.4131.3111.522
    30-34*<0.0011.6531.5351.780
    35-39*<0.0011.8891.7502.039
    40-44*<0.0011.3841.2691.511
    >44*<0.0011.2761.1631.401
    Mother’s education
    No Formal*<0.0011.3411.2661.421
    Primary**0.0011.0901.0361.148
    Secondary*<0.0010.8670.8240.911
    Higher----
    Mother’s employment
    Employed----
    Unemployed*<0.0011.1741.1421.207
    Wealth status
    Poorest*<0.0012.5332.3942.679
    Poorer*<0.0011.4301.3461.518
    Middle*<0.0011.3531.2721.438
    Richer**0.0030.9180.8670.972
    Richest----
    Children’s age (month)
    <12----
    12-23*<0.0013.3813.2913.474
    Children’s gender
    Boy*<0.0011.3481.3141.383
    Girls----
    Early breastfeeding initiation (EBFI)
    No*<0.0011.0781.0501.106
    Yes----

    AOR: adjusted odds ratio;

    • ↵* p<0.001;

    • ↵** p<0.050, CI: confidence interval

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