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%