Table 3 Results of multivariate logistic regression models to access whether social supports mediate the effect of pregnancy intention on stunting among children aged 5–21 months in India
| Â | Background Characteristics | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95Â % C.I.)Ç‚ | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95Â % C.I.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Model-I | Model-II |
Pregnancy Intention | Intended® |  |  |
Unintended | 1.75*(1.25,2.47) | 1.76*(1.25,2.47) | |
Social Support | Low® |  |  |
Medium | Â | 1.24(0.93,1.65) | |
| Â | High | Â | 1.45(0.74,2.82) |
Birth Size | Average and above® |  |  |
Below Average | 1.80*(1.43,2.27) | 1.82*(1.44,2.29) | |
Pre-mature birth | Full-term® |  |  |
1–2 weak earlier | 1.58*(1.02,2.45) | 1.63*(1.05,2.53) | |
3 or more week earlier | 2.22*(1.20,4.11) | 2.28*(1.24,4.21) | |
Age (in months) | Age (in months) | 1.14*(1.10,1.18) | 1.14*(1.10,1.18) |
Sex of child | Male® |  |  |
Female | 0.88(0.71,1.09) | 0.87(0.70,1.08) | |
Ever breastfeeding | No® |  |  |
Yes | 0.96(0.50,1.85) | 0.99(0.50,1.94) | |
Serious Illness | No® |  |  |
Yes | 1.28*(1.00,1.63) | 1.28*(1.00,1.63) | |
Mother’s education | Below primary® |  |  |
Primary and above | 0.80(0.61,1.05) | 0.80(0.60,1.05) | |
Mother’s working status | Not working® |  |  |
Agricultural work | 1.01(0.78,1.32) | 1.00(0.77,1.31) | |
Other work | 1.05(0.74,1.51) | 1.06(0.74,1.51) | |
Mother’s age at birth of child | <18 year® |  |  |
18–24 year | 0.64*(0.45,0.91) | 0.63*(0.45,0.90) | |
25–29 year | 0.60*(0.40,0.91) | 0.60*(0.39,0.90) | |
> = 30 year | 0.65(0.37,1.13) | 0.65(0.37,1.13) | |
Ante natal check-up | No ANC® |  |  |
<4 ANC | 1.29(0.60,2.77) | 1.30(0.61,2.79) | |
> = 4 ANC | 1.06(0.49,2.29) | 1.07(0.49,2.32) | |
Iron folic acid tablet | No IFA® |  |  |
<90 IFA | 1.01(0.55,1.85) | 1.00(0.54,1.84) | |
> = 90 IFA | 1.07(0.66,1.74) | 1.05(0.64,1.70) | |
Tetanus Injection | <2 TT® |  |  |
> = 2TT | 0.88(0.41,1.85) | 0.88(0.42,1.85) | |
Household’s head education | Below primary® |  |  |
Primary and above | 0.76*(0.58,0.99) | 0.76*(0.58,0.99) | |
Sex of head of household | Male® |  |  |
Female | 1.18(0.81,1.72) | 1.17(0.80,1.71) | |
Household size | Household size | 1.03(0.98,1.08) | 1.03(0.98,1.08) |
Wealth index | Poor® |  |  |
Middle | 0.72*(0.56,0.94) | 0.72*(0.55,0.93) | |
Rich | 0.56*(0.36,0.86) | 0.55*(0.36,0.85) | |
Drinking water | Improved® |  |  |
Non improved | 0.83(0.61,1.12) | 0.84(0.62,1.13) | |
Toilet facility | Improved® |  |  |
Non-improved | 0.85(0.52,1.41) | 0.85(0.52,1.40) | |
Income socks | No socks® |  |  |
At least one socks | 0.81(0.63,1.03) | 0.80(0.63,1.03) | |
Religion | Hindu® |  |  |
Muslim | 1.09(0.64,1.88) | 1.14(0.66,1.97) | |
Others | 0.85(0.51,1.40) | 0.88(0.53,1.45) | |
Caste | Schedule tribes® |  |  |
Schedule caste | 1.06(0.75,1.50) | 1.04(0.74,1.47) | |
Other backward caste | 0.72*(0.53,0.99) | 0.71*(0.52,0.98) | |
Others | 0.49*(0.31,0.77) | 0.48*(0.30,0.76) | |
Place of residence | Rural® |  |  |
Urban | 0.98(0.61,1.59) | 1.01(0.63,1.62) |