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stunting. Breastfeeding over a long period is even positively associated with stunting, possibly
because mothers of thin children are more likely to receive messages about breastfeeding and
IYCF practices.
Overweight is largely unrelated to the variables included i
n Table 12. However, most cases of
overweight occur in households with improved sanitation, hence the strong coefficient
associated with this variable.
Table 12: Correlates of Malnutrition among Children below 5 Years ofAge, Indonesia 2014
(
1
)
(
2
)
(3)
Wasting
Stunting
Overweight
Girl
0.85
0.89
1.36
(
0
.
1 1
]
(0.07]
(0.35]
Age in months
1. 00
1 . 00
0.95***
(
0
.
0 0 1
]
(
0
.
0 0 2
]
(
0
.
0 1
]
Wealth index (r:
poorest quintile]
Poorer
0.90
0.95
0.74
(0.18]
(
0
.
1 1
]
(0.36]
Middle
0.80
0.94
1.08
(0.16]
(
0
.
1 1
]
(0.45]
Richer
0.95
0.97
1 . 01
(0.19]
(
0
.
1 1
]
(0.44]
Richest
1.32
0
7 3
***
1 . 21
(0.25]
(0.09]
(0.52]
Improved sanitation 0.80
0.73***
4.59**
(0.13]
(0.07]
(3.50]
Mother's age
1. 00
0.99*
0.97
(
0
.
0 1
]
(
0
.
0 1
]
(
0
.
0 2
]
Mother is working 0.79
0 . 8 8
1
7 1
**
(
0
.
1 2
]
(0.07]
(0.47]
Rural
0.94
1
2 7
***
0.60*
(0.13]
(
0
.
0 1
]
(0.18]
Mother's education
(r: no education]
Education
0.81
0.87
1.52
(0.14]
(0.09]
(
0
.
6 8
]
Number of children 0.90
1
1 7
**
0.92
below 5 years of age (
0
.
1 1
]
(0.09]
(0.24]
Female-headed
1.15
1.17
0.55
household
(0.23]
(0.14]
(0.28]
Age
head
of
1
.
0 1
*
0.99
1. 02
household
(
0
.
0 1
]
(0.003]
(
0
.
0 1
]
Education head of
household (r: no
education]
98