Stunting and associated factors among children aged 6–59 months from productive safety net program beneficiary and non-beneficiary households in Meta District, East Hararghe zone, Eastern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Table 2 Selected maternal and child’s characteristics among the study participants from PNSP and NPNSP households, Meta District, March 2017

Variables (n = 1555)	Member of PSNP		Not member of PSNP		Total		p value
Variables (n = 1555)	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	p value
Did you have antenatal care follow-up?
Yes	422	54	242	31.3	664	42.7	0.0001
No	360	46	531	68.7	891	57.3
Did you use birth control?
Yes	440	56.3	551	71.3	991	63.7	0.0001
No	342	43.7	222	28.7	564	36.3
Method of birth control used
IUCD	3	0.4	2	0.3	5	0.3	0.0001
Implant	104	13.3	173	22.4	277	17.8
Depo-Provera	256	32.7	378	48.9	634	40.8
Pills	74	9.5	0	0	74	4.8
Age of marriage
< 18 years	439	56.1	224	29	663	42.6	0.0001
≥ 18 years	343	43.9	549	71	892	57.4
Age of 1st delivery
< 20 years	497	63.6	431	55.8	928	59.7	0.001
≥ 20 years	285	36.4	342	44.2	627	40.3
Place of birth
Health facility	503	64.3	537	69.5	1040	66.9	0.018
Home delivery	279	35.7	236	30.5	515	33.1
Woman’s participation in decision-making
Yes	296	37.9	350	45.3	646	41.5	0.340
No	486	62.1	423	54.7	909	58.5
Hand washing practice
Yes	171	21.9	122	15.8	293	18.8	0.0001
No	611	78.1	651	84.2	1262	81.2
Did a mother breastfeed her children?
Yes	771	98.6	752	97.3	1523	97.9	0.0001
No	11	1.4	21	84.2	32	2.1
Exclusive breastfeeding
Yes	399	51	472	61.1	871	56	0.0001
No	383	49	301	38.9	684	44
Age of discontinuation of breastfeeding
< 6 months	27	3.5	33	4.3	60	3.9	0.0001
6–11 month	4	0.5	0	0	4	0.3
12–23 month	751	96	740	95.7	1491	95.9
Age of introducing complimentary feeding
< 6 months	42	5.4	62	8	104	6.7	0.0001
At 6 Month	426	54.5	548	70.9	974	62.6
≥ 7 months	314	40.2	163	21.1	477	30.7
Minimum dietary diversity
< 4 food groups	384	49.1	299	38.7	683	43.9	0.0001
≥ 4 food groups	398	50.9	474	61.3	872	56.1

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