Table 3

Multinomial logistic regression analysis for associations between household malnutrition (non-overweight mother/stunted child, overweight mother/non-stunted child, overweight mother/stunted child (SCOM)) and socioeconomic determinants compared with non-overweight mothers and non-stunted children, n=39 374

Non-overweight mother/stunted childOverweight mother/non-stunted childSCOM
Adjusted RRR (95% CI)Adjusted RRR (95% CI)Adjusted RRR (95% CI)
Maternal education level
 No education/incomplete primary1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
 Primary/incomplete secondary0.60 (0.55 to 0.66)*0.94 (0.85 to 1.04)0.62 (0.53 to 0.72)*
 Secondary0.45 (0.36 to 0.56)*0.79 (0.65 to 0.96)*0.37 (0.32 to 0.43)*
 Higher0.39 (0.27 to 0.56)*0.64 (0.54 to 0.75)*0.33 (0.24 to 0.4)*
Wealth index
 Poorest1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
 Poorer0.65 (0.59 to 0.72)*1.40 (1.17 to 1.69)*0.92 (0.83 to 1.01)
 Middle0.43 (0.37 to 0.51)*1.79 (1.28 to 2.51)*0.80 (0.69 to 0.92)*
 Richer0.33 (0.25 to 0.45)*2.15 (1.45 to 3.20)*0.62 (0.48 to 0.79)*
 Richest0.16 (0.09 to 0.27)*2.08 (1.41 to 3.07)*0.42 (0.33 to 0.53)*
Location of residency
 Urban1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
 Rural1.16 (1.03 to 1.30)*0.96 (0.86 to 1.07)0.81 (0.70 to 0.93)*
Mother working in last 12 months
 No1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
 Yes1.12 (1.03 to 1.22)*1.13 (1.05 to 1.22)*1.14 (1.01 to 1.28)*
  • *Statistically significant (p<0.05).

  • The model is adjusted for mean age of the mother’s children, percentage of girls of the mother’s children, mother’s age, number of children <5 years living in households, whether husband is living at home and country fixed-effects.

  • RRR, relative risk ratio.