Table 1 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with stunting among adolescent school students, Finote Selam Town, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2018

Age--group

Early adolescent (10–13)

12 (20.7%)

46 (79.3%)

2.75 (1.12, 6.77)

2.34 (0.81, 6.78)

Mid-adolescent (14–16)

20 (11.8%)

150 (88.2%)

1.75 (0.85, 3.62)

2.01(0.87, 4.61)

Late adolescent (17–19)

13 (7.8%)

156 (86.7%)

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1

Sex

Female

31 (20.5%)

120 (79.5%)

1

1

Male

66 (26.8%)

180(73.2%)

2.67 (1.41, 7.58)

2.27 (1.32, 8.13)*

Grade

Grade 5–6

17 (15.5%)

93 (84.5%)

1.96 (0.62, 6.14)

1.17 (0.39, 3.54)

Grade 7–8

23 (18.7%)

100 (81.3%)

1.63 (0.57, 4.68)

1.56 (0.44, 5.51)

Grade 9–10

12 (11.4%)

93 (88.6%)

0.70 (0.21, 2.36)

0.68 (0.21, 2.28)

Grade 11–12

11 (18.6%)

48 (81.4%)

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1

Religion

Muslim

15 (37.5%)

25 (62.5%)

1

1

Orthodox

62 (17.4%)

295 (82.6%)

2.10 (0.66, 6.65)

2.54 (0.72, 8.94)

Place of residence

Urban

36 (18.3%)

161 (81.7%)

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1

Rural

56 (28.0%)

144 (72.0%)

2.41 (1.21, 4.80)

2.38 (1.09, 5.18)*

Father's education

Illiterate

16 (18.0%)

73 (82.0%)

3.19 (0.30, 3.66)

1.84 (0.61, 5.55)

Read and write

16 (16.0%)

84 (84.0%)

1.59 (0.53, 4.77)

1.48 (0.16, 13.79)

Primary school (1–8)

10 (20.0%)

40 (80.0%)

1.47 (0.40, 5.46)

1.31 (0.20, 8.41)

Secondary school (9–12)

12 (13.0%)

80 (87.0%)

1.35 (0.21, 8.83)

1.12 (0.35, 3.60)

College and above

9 (13.6%)

57 (86.4%)

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1

Mother's education

Illiterate

16 (16.8%)

79 (83.2%)

1.95 (0.22, 17.05)

1.50 (0.50, 4.54)

Read and write

17 (16.0%)

89 (84.0%)

1.88 (0.23, 15.56)

1.44 (0.48, 4.28)

Primary school (1–8)

9 (19.1%)

38 (80.9%)

1.84 (0.18, 18.91)

1.11 (0.28, 4.43)

Secondary school (9–12)

12 (13.5%)

77 (86.5%)

1.79 (0.19, 17.07)

1.03 (0.32, 3.34)

College and above

9 (15.0%)

51 (85.0)

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1

Father's occupation

Daily laborer

13 (19.7%)

53 (80.3%)

1.35 (0.43, 4.27)

1.23 (0.46, 3.22)

Merchant

19 (15.7%)

102 (84.3%)

1.21 (0.53, 2.76)

1.13 (0.31, 4.05)

Farmer

14 (16.1%)

73 (83.9%)

1.11 (0.45, 2.79)

1.10 (0.36, 3.45)

Governmental/NGO

employee

17 (13.8%)

106 (86.2%)

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Mother’s occupation

Daily laborer

6 (46.2%)

7 (53.8%)

6.57 (0.93, 46.23)

8.16 (0.85, 78.30)

House wife

19 (23.0%)

68 (77.0%)

2.16 (0.82, 5.68)

2.48 (0.85, 7.27)

Farmer

17 (15.9%)

90 (84.1%)

1.49 (0.56, 3.94)

1.84 (0.54, 6.30)

Merchant

10 (9.4%)

96 (90.6%)

0.64 (0.21, 1.99)

0.67 (0.19, 2.30)

Governmental/NGO

employee

11 (13.1%)

73 (86.9%)

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1

Family size

 < 5

30 (16.4%)

153 (83.6%)

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1

 ≥ 5

56 (26.2%)

158 (73.8%)

1.38 (0.65, 2.92)

1.01 (0.53, 1.93)

Family monthly income

 < $28.37

29 (32.6%)

60 (67.4%)

4.07(1.92, 8.64)

2.61 (1.04, 6.50)*

$28.37 -$56.74

20 (18.3%)

89 (81.7%)

1.28 (0.53, 3.07)

1.23 (0.45, 3.38)

 > $56.74

25 (12.6%)

174 (87.4%)

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1

Dietary diversity

 < 4

44 (15.5%)

239 (84.5%)

4.07(1.92, 8.64)

2.61 (1.04, 6.50)*

 ≥ 4

19 (16.7%)

95 (83.3%)

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1

Source of drinking water

Spring water

10 (30.3%)

23 (69.7%)

2.25 (0.59, 8.55)

2.63 (0.59, 11.65)

Well water

27 (15.1%)

152 (84.9%)

1.52 (0.62, 3.72)

2.12 (0.67, 6.67)

Public tap water

14 (14.4%)

83 (85.6%)

1.17 (0.41, 3.31)

1.21 (0.38, 3.83)

Tap water

12 (13.6%)

76 (86.4%)

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1

Presence of functional latrine

Yes

36 (14.5%)

213 (85.5%)

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1

No

27 (18.2%)

121 (81.8%)

1.13 (0.58, 2.19)

1.08 (0.55, 2.15)

Frequency of meals eaten per day

Two times

29 (23.4%)

95 (76.6%)

2.02 (1.04, 3.91)

1.89 (0.94, 3.81)

Three times and above

34 (12.5%)

239 (87.5%)

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1

Illness reported in the last one month

Yes

26 (19.7%)

106 (80.3%)

1.26 (0.64, 2.48)

1.18 (0.59, 2.39)

No

37 (14.0%)

228 (86.0%)

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1

Availability of home garden

Yes

38 (18.5%)

167 (81.5%)

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1

No

39 (20.3%)

153 (79.7%)

1.41 (1.00, 1.97)

1.06 (0.70, 1.61)