Crude and adjusted ORs of household water and sanitation conditions in relation to stunting for children who participated in the Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in Maharashtra for under-2s*
| N | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household drinking water source | |||
| Other | 913 | 1.0 (Reference) | Not retained in the final model |
| Piped | 369 | 0.86 (0.60 to 1.23) | |
| Place of defecation | |||
| No facility/bush/field | 790 | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) |
| Any toilet facility | 492 | 0.57 (0.41 to 0.78) | 0.61 (0.44 to 0.85) |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 392 | 1.0 (Reference) | Not retained in the final model |
| Poorer | 415 | 1.00 (0.68 to 1.46) | |
| Middle | 306 | 1.04 (0.70 to 1.57) | |
| Richer | 133 | 0.75 (0.43 to 1.31) | |
| Richest† | 36 | 0.70 (0.25 to 1.93) | |
| Maternal education | |||
| No schooling | 181 | 1.0 (Reference) | Not retained in the final model |
| Primary school | 143 | 0.82 (0.47 to 1.4) | |
| Secondary school | 743 | 0.70 (0.46 to 1.06) | |
| >Secondary school | 215 | 0.58 (0.31 to 1.11) | |
| Maternal height | |||
| ≥150 cm | 790 | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) |
| <150 cm | 480 | 2.30 (1.69 to 3.13) | 2.22 (1.63 to 3.01) |
*Missing values for all indicators were less than 3%.
†OR (95% CI) for children 0–5 months was dropped due to the small sample size.