Malnutrition in the OIC Member
Countries: A Trap for Poverty
COMCEC
Table 15: Correlates of Malnutrition among Children below 5 Years ofAge, Bangladesh 2014
( 1 ) (2 ) (3)
Wasting Stunting Overweight
Girl 0.84** 0.73*** 1.48
(0.06) (0.06) (0.41)
Age in months 1.04 1.06*** 0.99
( 0 .0 0 ) (0 .0 0 ) (0 .0 2 )
Wealth index (r: poorest quintile)
Poorer 0.76** 0 7 4 *** 0.63
(0.09) (0.09) (0.44)
Middle 0.67*** 0.92 1.75
(0.34) (0 .1 1 ) (1.04)
Richer 0.55*** 0 .6 8 *** 0.69
(0.47) (0.09) (0.48)
Richest 0 4 4 *** 0.50*** 2.76
(0.07) (0.08) (1.89)
Improved drinking water source 1.07 1.06 0.96
(0.26) (0.26) (0.99)
Sanitation (r: unimproved sanitation)
Improved sanitation 0.89 0.91 0.95
(0.08) (0.08) (0.35)
Mother's age 0.98** 1.08 1 .01
(0.08) (0 .1 0 ) (0 .0 2 )
Mother is working 1.19* 1.08 1.42
( 0 .1 1 ) (0 .1 0 ) (0.47)
Rural 0.99 0.81** 1.13
(0.09) (0.08) (0.36)
Mother's education (r: no education]
Primary education 0.84 0.77** 6.08*
( 0 .1 0 ) (0.09) (6.07)
Secondary education 0.70*** 0.58*** 4.59
(0.09) (0.08) (4.51)
Higher education 0.45*** 0 4 0 *** 5.42
( 0 .1 0 ) (0.09) (5.73)
Number of children below 5 years of 1.03 1.07 1.29
age (0.06) (0.06) (0.27)
Female-headed household 1.12 1 .02 1.52
(0.15) (0.13) (0.65)
Age head of household 1 .0 1 ** 0.99* 0.99
( 0 .0 0 ) (0 .0 0 ) (0 .0 0 1 )
Education head of household (r: no
education)
Primary education 0.87 0 . 8 6 0.95
(0.09) (0.09) (0.51)
Secondary education 0 7 1 *** 0.77** 1.56
(0.09) (0.09) (0.84)
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