Table 2 Distribution (%) of undernutrition status among under-5 children by selected background characteristics
Background characteristics | Stunting | Underweight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Slums | Non-slums | Slums | Non-slums | |
Mother’s age at birth | ||||
  < 20 years | 53.1 | 35.6 | 46.0 | 33.6 |
 20–34 years | 48.2 | 33.1 | 41.1 | 25.2 |
 35+ years | 51.1 | 32.5 | 42.7 | 21.6 |
Birth order | ||||
 1 | 50.9 | 30.0 | 43.7 | 26.5 |
 2–3 | 47.6 | 35.4 | 40.9 | 25.1 |
 4+ | 52.7 | 41.7 | 44.3 | 36.0 |
Region | ||||
 Other Division | 47.3 | 31.7 | 42.9 | 26.9 |
 Dhaka | 51.1 | 34.5 | 42.2 | 26.1 |
Mother’s education | ||||
 No education | 53.1 | 47.7 | 46.2 | 40.5 |
 Primary | 53.2 | 41.9 | 46.0 | 33.3 |
 Secondary+ | 42.8 | 29.9 | 35.6 | 23.4 |
Child’s age in months | ||||
  < 9 | 26.4 | 22.5 | 26.0 | 16.9 |
 9–23 | 53.6 | 39.3 | 38.8 | 25.4 |
 24–59 | 52.7 | 33.4 | 47.7 | 29.0 |
Wealth Quintile | ||||
 Non-poor | 42.3 | 30.4 | 34.5 | 23.4 |
 Poor | 52.1 | 43.6 | 45.2 | 36.6 |
Distance from health facility | ||||
  < 1 km | 49.9 | 33.1 | 42.1 | 26.1 |
 1–2 km | 49.1 | 34.7 | 44.7 | 27.6 |
  > 2 km | 49.3 | 33.4 | 34.0 | 26.3 |
Number of available community health worker | ||||
 None | 49.9 | 32.7 | 41.8 | 26.2 |
 One | 48.3 | 31.7 | 41.6 | 24.5 |
 Two or more | 50.2 | 36.5 | 43.8 | 28.4 |
Land ownership | ||||
 Personal | 49.3 | 33.5 | 42.3 | 26.5 |
 Government | 53.3 | 31.5 | 44.5 | 21.6 |
Duration of residence | ||||
  < 2 years | 51.1 | 30.7 | 46.5 | 31.1 |
 2–5 years | 47.7 | 35.2 | 41.7 | 27.7 |
  > 5 years | 49.8 | 33.4 | 42.2 | 25.8 |
Exposure to media (paper, radio or TV) | ||||
 Less than daily | 54.1 | 42.8 | 46.7 | 37.5 |
 Daily | 47.8 | 32.4 | 40.7 | 25.2 |
Household size | ||||
 1–3 | 48.9 | 34.7 | 41.0 | 29.0 |
 4–5 | 50.1 | 33.5 | 43.3 | 24.8 |
 6+ | 49.4 | 32.6 | 42.2 | 27.4 |
Sanitation facility | ||||
 Not-improved | 54.3 | 33.4 | 46.0 | 25.5 |
 Improved | 48.7 | 33.5 | 41.8 | 26.7 |
Garbage disposal | ||||
 In open space | 50.8 | 35.9 | 43.6 | 31.3 |
 Disposed | 48.2 | 32.4 | 41.1 | 24.2 |
NGO’s membership | ||||
 Not member | 50.2 | 32.5 | 42.4 | 25.6 |
 Member | 46.7 | 46.3 | 43.2 | 36.8 |
Mother’s working status | ||||
 Unemployed/works from home | 48.5 | 32.7 | 40.8 | 26.4 |
 Works outside home | 54.7 | 40.7 | 49.9 | 26.3 |
Total observations | 5,027 | 2,559 | 5,231 | 2,657 |