Table 1 The descriptive analysis of chronic undernutrition and characteristics of the study population

Maternal age

15–19

144

71

215

20–24

582

324

906

25–29

986

579

1565

30–34

659

434

1093

35–39

460

278

738

40–44

222

95

317

45–49

58

25

83

Educational status

No education

1539

1098

2,637

Primary

1,127

613

1,739

Secondary

297

67

363

Higher

148

29

177

Wealth status

Poorest

650

485

1134

Poorer

652

433

1085

Middle

543

384

926

Richer

567

299

866

Richest

699

207

905

Sex of household head

Male

2,674

1,610

4,284

Female

437

196

633

Residence

Urban

923

305

1228

Rural

2187

1501

3689

Number of under-five children

 ≤ 2

2,692

1,542

4,234

 ≥ 3

418

265

683

Household member

 ≤ 6

1,967

1,105

3,072

 ≥ 7

1,143

701

1,844

Types of cooking fuel

Not deprived

194

59

253

Deprived

2917

1748

4664

House building material

Not deprived

2,391

1,305

3,696

Deprived

719

501

1,221

Household has electricity

Not deprived

998

372

1,370

Deprived

2,113

1,434

3,547

Types of toilet facility

Not deprived

526

215

741

Deprived

2584

1592

4176

Lively hood asset

Not deprived

1,190

485

1,674

Deprived

1,921

1,322

3,242

Source of water

Not deprived

1,662

937

2,599

Deprived

1,448

870

2,318

Sex of child

Male

1,552

957

2,509

Female

1,559

849

2,408

Age of child

 ≤ month

457

46

502

6–23 month

946

514

1460

24–59 month

1708

1247

2955

ANC visit

 < 4

1,314

686

2,000

 ≥ 4

1,030

532

1,562

Place of delivery

Home

1,513

1,000

2,513

Health institution

1,597

806

2,403

Duration of breastfeeding

ever breastfed, not c

1,435

1,008

2,443

never breastfed

157

85

242

still breastfeeding

1,519

713

2,232

MDD

Adequate

248

96

344

inadequate

1720

905

2625