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Table 5 Prevalence of stunting by household, parental and child characteristics, for children under 2 years

From: Determinants of stunting among children under 2 years in urban informal settlements in Mumbai, India: evidence from a household census

 

Stunting

n

%

N

Drinking water source

 Public/community tapstand

1063

38

2777

 Water tap at home

282

35

801

Toilet facility

 Public/shared

1152

39

2974

 Private

193

32

604

Socio-economic status

 Poorest

374

41

911

 Quartile 2

355

40

881

 Quartile 3

339

36

950

 Least poor

277

33

836

Religion

 Muslim

1116

37

2997

 Hindu

228

40

575

 Other

1

-

6

Father’s education

 No formal schooling

306

40

761

 Primary

71

43

167

 Secondary

839

37

2244

 Higher

103

30

345

Mother’s education

 No formal schooling

420

43

977

 Primary

69

40

171

 Secondary

766

36

2101

 Higher

90

27

329

Mother’s occupation

 Working

64

43

149

 Not working

1281

37

3429

Mother experienced physical violence

 Yes

67

54

124

 No

1254

37

3393

Birth interval

 < 24 months

291

45

644

 ≥ 24 months

708

36

1986

 First child

346

37

948

Intended pregnancy

 Yes

1004

36

2832

 No

207

42

499

Antenatal care

 4 or more ANC visits

1171

37

3196

 None or less than 4 visits

174

46

382

Place of delivery

 Hospital

1159

37

3140

 Home

186

42

438

Gender

 Girl

637

35

1795

 Boy

708

40

1783

Child age (months)

 0–5

182

21

861

 6–11

298

30

987

 12–17

419

44

943

 18–23

446

57

787

Age appropriate feeding

 No

1071

40

2693

 Yes

262

31

852