Characteristics of the study population, overall and by SCOM (overweight mothers with at least one stunted child)
| Variable | Overall | SCOM | Non-SCOM |
| n (%) | 48 807 (100) | 5246 (10.44) | 43 561 (89.56) |
| Mother’s age*, mean (±SD) | 28.26 (±7.07) | 30.20 (±7.06) | 28.34 (±7.05) |
| Children’s ages*, mean (±SD) | 1.99 (±1.27) | 2.23 (±1.06) | 2.01 (±1.27) |
| % of mother’s children who are girls*, mean (±SD) | 48.33 (±0.47) | 47.16 (±0.44) | 48.70 (±0.47) |
| Mother working in last 12 months*, n (%) | |||
| No | 21 563 (43.59) | 2478 (47.56) | 19 085 (42.78) |
| Yes | 27 236 (56.41) | 2767 (52.44) | 24 469 (57.22) |
| Location of residency*, n (%) | |||
| Urban | 24 591 (55.87) | 2066 (43.80) | 22 525 (57.83) |
| Rural | 24 216 (44.13) | 3180 (56.20) | 21 036 (42.17) |
| Wealth index*, n (%) | |||
| Poorest | 13 871 (22.90) | 1912 (31.81) | 11.959 (21.31) |
| Poorer | 10 431 (21.50) | 1447 (25.99) | 10 431 (21.20) |
| Middle | 8731 (21.36) | 1007 (21.77) | 8731 (21.42) |
| Richer | 7237 (19.25) | 595 (13.18) | 7237 (20.17) |
| Richest | 5203 (14.98) | 285 (7.25) | 5203 (15.90) |
| Maternal education level*, n (%) | |||
| No education/incomplete primary | 16 542 (32.44) | 2836 (54.13) | 13 706 (29.15) |
| Primary/incomplete secondary | 18 236 (37.20) | 1706 (31.72) | 16 530 (37.44) |
| Secondary | 8195 (17.50) | 442 (8.99) | 7753 (19.40) |
| Higher | 5834 (12.86) | 262 (5.15) | 5572 (14.01) |
| Number of children below 5 years in household (0–11)*, mean (±SD) | 1.42 (±0.78) | 1.65 (±0.83) | 1.42 (±0.72) |
| Husband living at home, n (%) | |||
| No | 4033 (11.00) | 434 (9.38) | 3599 (10.15) |
| Yes | 35 347 (89.00) | 4107 (90.62) | 31 240 (89.85) |
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys.
*P<0.001 (according to X² test for the difference between SCOM and non-SCOM households), mean (±SD): weighted.
%, weighted percentage; n, unweighted total.