Table 1 Sample characteristics.
From: Stunting of children under two from repeated pregnancy among young mothers
Measures | Overall (14–24 years old; N = 1,033) | Age group | |
|---|---|---|---|
15–19 years old (n = 299) | 20–24 years old (n = 734) | ||
Repeated pregnanciesb | |||
0 | 530 (38.2) | 254 (61.5) | 276 (28.3) |
1 | 418 (30.2) | 120 (29.8) | 298 (30.5) |
2 | 256 (18.4) | 33 (8.0) | 223 (22.9) |
3 + | 185 (13.3) | 6 (1.5) | 179 (18.3) |
LAZ at 12 monthsa | − 1.69 (1.2) | − 1.79 (1.1) | − 1.65 (1.2) |
Stunting at 12 monthsb | 405 (37.4) | 123 (39.5) | 282 (36.8) |
LAZ at 24 monthsa | − 2.35 (1.1) | − 2.43 (1.1) | − 2.32 (1.1) |
Stunting at 24 monthsb | 654 (60.3) | 202 (63.3) | 452 (59.1) |
Persistence of stuntingb | |||
Persistent | 348 (33.7) | 107 (35.8) | 241 (32.8) |
Late Incident | 275 (26.6) | 82 (27.4) | 193 (26.3) |
Recovered | 39 (3.8) | 10 (3.3) | 29 (4.0) |
Normal | 371 (35.9) | 100 (33.4) | 271 (36.9) |
Birthweightb | |||
< 2,500 g | 119 (13.5) | 58 (22.4) | 61 (9.8) |
Index child breastfed within 24 h after deliveryb | |||
Yes | 412 (39.9) | 134 (44.8) | 278 (37.9) |
Index child consistently breastfed until 6 monthsb | |||
Yes | 576 (55.8) | 160 (53.5) | 416 (56.8) |
Index child given semi-/solid foods between 6 and 8 months of ageb | |||
Yes | 996 (96.5) | 291 (97.3) | 705 (96.2) |
Index child breastfed at 12 monthsb | |||
Yes | 626 (60.7) | 174 (58.2) | 452 (61.7) |
Sex of the index childb | |||
Male | 534 (51.7) | 389 (53.1) | 145 (48.5) |
Female | 498 (48.3) | 344 (46.9) | 154 (51.5) |
Education attainment of the young motherb | |||
Completed High School | 207 (20.1) | 46 (15.4) | 161 (22.0) |
Income class of the young mother at baselineb | |||
Low | 246 (23.8) | 92 (30.8) | 154 (20.0) |
Middle | 646 (62.6) | 168 (56.2) | 478 (65.2) |
High | 140 (13.6) | 39 (13.0) | 101 (13.8) |
Employment status of the young mother at baselineb | |||
Employed | 404 (39.2) | 104 (34.8) | 300 (40.9) |
Height of the young mother in centimetersa | 150.31 (5.3) | 149.71 (5.0) | 150.55 (5.4) |
Number of antenatal visitsb | |||
≥ 4 antenatal visits starting 1st trimester | 48 (4.65) | 6 (2.0) | 42 (5.7) |
Complications during deliveryb | |||
Yes | 134 (13.0) | 43 (14.4) | 91 (12.4) |
Infant diarrhoea at 12 monthsb | |||
Yes | 242 (23.5) | 73 (24.4) | 169 (23.1) |
Paternal educationb | |||
Completed high school | 242 (25.6) | 54 (21.1) | 18 (27.21) |
Paternal agea | 24.39 (4.2) | 22.07 (3.3) | 25.25 (4.1) |
