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Table 3 Multilevel analysis of factors associated with Height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) among children aged 0–59 months in Ethiopia (n = 5,045)

From: Determinants of height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) among Ethiopian children aged 0–59 months: a multilevel mixed-effects analysis

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       Model 2

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β (95% CI)*

p-value

β (95% CI)

p-value

Age of child in months (0–59)

-0.02 (-0.024;-0.016)

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

-0.02 (-0.024;-0.016)

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Sex of child (Female)

0.067 (-0.046;0.179)

0.245

0.068 (-0.044;0.18)

0.231

Breastfeeding initiated early? (No)

0.112 (-0.007;0.231)

0.066

0.106 (-0.014;0.226)

0.083

Maternal age in years

0.014 (0.003;0.025)

0.016

0.015 (0.003;0.026)

0.012

Maternal education in years

0.035 (0.008;0.062)

0.01

0.036 (0.009;0.062)

0.008

Age of mother at first birth

-0.006 (-0.023;0.01)

0.468

-0.007 (-0.024;0.009)

0.399

Is the mother literate (Yes)

-0.143 (-0.322;0.035)

0.116

-0.151 (-0.331;0.028)

0.099

Religion of mother Christian? (No)

0.244 (0.024;0.464)

0.03

0.173 (-0.053;0.4)

0.134

Place of delivery at health facility (No)

-0.007 (-0.171;0.157)

0.932

-0.007 (-0.17;0.155)

0.93

Number of children under 5 in household

0.062 (-0.027;0.151)

0.172

0.054 (-0.035;0.142)

0.232

Number of household members

-0.02 (-0.05;0.01)

0.191

-0.021 (-0.052;0.009)

0.166

Wealth index score

0.272 (0.083;0.461)

0.005

0.212 (-0.027;0.452)

0.082

Household owns radio? (Yes)

0.036 (-0.11;0.182)

0.633

0.043 (-0.106;0.192)

0.572

Sex of household head (Female)

0.079 (-0.084;0.241)

0.342

0.049 (-0.113;0.211)

0.552

Uses clean fuel for cooking? (Yes)

-0.15 (-0.447;0.147)

0.321

-0.189 (-0.49;0.112)

0.219

Is source of water improved? (Yes)

-0.092 (-0.259;0.076)

0.283

-0.083 (-0.249;0.083)

0.326

Uses open defecation as toilet? (Yes)

0.035 (-0.115;0.186)

0.645

0.009 (-0.144;0.163)

0.904

Place of residence (Rural)

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-0.104 (-0.397;0.19)

0.489

Altitude in thousand meters above sea level

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-0.21(-0.34;-0.07)

0.003

Living in the capital city? (Yes)

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0.388 (0.093;0.683)

0.01