Precipitation, temperature, and child undernutrition: evidence from the Mali demographic and health surveys 2012–2013 and 2018

Table 4 Multivariable multilevel logistic regression model for the effect of average monthly precipitation and temperature on child undernutrition

	South			North
	Stunting	Underweight	Wasting	Stunting	Underweight	Wasting
Model 4.1 Average monthly precipitation (mm) (preceding the survey)
Over the last 6 months	0.999	0.998	0.992	1.007	0.990	0.974
Over the last 6 months	(0.829)	(0.648)	(0.184)	(0.326)	(0.123)	(0.003)*
Average temperature (°C) (preceding the survey)
Over the last 6 months	0.867	0.988	0.895	1.521	1.190	0.843
Over the last 6 months	(0.232)	(0.918)	(0.512)	(0.028)*	(0.320)	(0.483)
Model 4.2 Average monthly precipitation (mm) (preceding the survey)
Over the last year	0.998	0.996	0.990	1.001	0.985	0.968
	(0.696)	(0.350)	(0.122)	(0.891)	(0.010)*	(0.000)*
Average temperature (°C) (preceding the survey)
Over the last year	0.812	0.939	0.883	1.351	1.144	0.738
	(0.090)	(0.605)	(0.479)	(0.102)	(0.430)	(0.196)
Model 4.3 Average monthly precipitation (mm) (preceding the survey)
Over the last two years	0.998	0.996	0.988	1.001	0.984	0.969
Over the last two years	(0.633)	(0.378)	(0.081)	(0.889)	(0.009)*	(0.000)*
Average temperature (°C) (preceding the survey)
Over the last two years	0.805	0.947	0.848	1.388	1.187	0.779
Over the last two years	(0.078)	(0.657)	(0.352)	(0.074)	(0.312)	(0.285)

Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) are reported, p-values are in parentheses, *p < 0.05, Estimates of control variables are omitted from the table

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