Generalized Estimating Equationsa Multivariate Model for Predictors of Child Stunting With 553 Children Aged 0–23 Months, Huánuco Region, Peru
| Predictors of Child Stuntingb | Estimates | 95% Wald Confidence Interval | Hypothesis Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | SE | Lower | Upper | Wald Chi-square | df | Significance | |
| Community health worker training intervention | |||||||
| Experimental group (0, 1) | −0.27 | 0.36 | 0.97 | 0.43 | .58 | 1 | .45 |
| Mother is literate (0, 1) | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 3.69 | 1 | .06 |
| Interaction: experimental group × maternal literacy | 0.77 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 1.31 | 7.91 | 1 | <.00 |
| Child nutrition | |||||||
| Child consumed Sprinklesc past 24 hours (0, 1) | −0.41 | 0.21 | −0.81 | .00 | 3.85 | 1 | .05 |
| Water, sanitation, and hygiene | |||||||
| Safe water source (0, 1) | −0.43 | 0.25 | −0.92 | 0.07 | 2.87 | 1 | .09 |
| Improved cook stove installed past 4 years (0, 1) | −0.49 | 0.21 | −0.91 | −0.07 | 5.26 | 1 | .02 |
| Government health and social services | |||||||
| Parasite treatment for child in past 6 months (0, 1) | −.85 | .34 | −1.52 | −0.18 | 6.23 | 1 | .01 |
| Intercept | 1.22 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 1.91 | 12.19 | 1 | <.00 |
| Goodness of fitd with corrected quasi-likelihood under independence model criterion (QICC) | 672.97 | ||||||