Stunting is defined as a child with a height for-age Z-score less than minus two standard deviations. Globally, 162 million less than 5 years were stunted. In Ethiopia, Nationally the prevalence of stunting among under five children was 38.4% and in Afar it is above the national average (41.1%). This study was aimed to identify determinants of stunting among children aged 6 to 59 months in rural Dubti district, Afar region, North East Ethiopia, 2017. Community based unmatched case-control study design was conducted among 322 (161 cases and 161 controls) children aged 6 to 59 months from March 2–30/ 2017. Simple random method was used to select 5 kebelles from 13 kebelles. Training was given for data collectors and supervisors. Data were entered to EPI data version 3.02 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was used and variables with p-value < 0.25 on univariable binary logistic regression analysis were further analyzed on multivariable binary logistic regression analysis and statistical significance was declared at 95% CI. Being from a mother with no education (AOR = 4.92, 95%CI (1.94, 12.4), preceding birth interval less than 24 months (AOR = 4.94, 95% (2.17, 11.2), no ANC follow-up (AOR = 2.81, 95% (1.1.46, 5.38), no access to latrine (AOR =3.26, 95% CI (1.54–6.94), children born from short mother < 150 cm (AOR = 3.75, 95%CI (1.54, 9.18), not fed colostrum (AOR = 4.45, 95% CI (1.68, 11.8), breast fed for less than 24 months (AOR = 3.14, 95% CI (1.7, 5.79) and non-exclusive breast feeding (AOR = 6.68, 95% (3.1, 14.52) were determinants of stunting at 95% CI. No maternal education, preceding birth interval less than 24 months, no ANC follow-up, no access to latrine, short maternal height, not feeding colostrum, duration of breast feed less than 24 months and non- exclusive breast feeding were determinants of stunting at 95% CI.

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埃塞俄比亚东北部阿法尔地区牧区 6 至 59 个月儿童发育迟缓的决定因素：无与伦比的病例对照研究

发育迟缓被定义为年龄适龄 Z 分数小于负两个标准差的儿童。在全球范围内，不到 5 年有 1.62 亿人发育迟缓。在埃塞俄比亚，全国 5 岁以下儿童发育迟缓的患病率为 38.4%，而在阿法尔则高于全国平均水平（41.1%）。本研究旨在确定 2017 年埃塞俄比亚东北部阿法尔地区 Dubti 农村 6 至 59 个月儿童发育迟缓的决定因素。在 322 名（161 名病例和 161 名对照）儿童中进行了基于社区的无与伦比的病例对照研究设计2017 年 3 月 2 日至 30 日，年龄 6 至 59 个月。使用简单随机方法从 13 个 kebelles 中选择 5 个 kebelles。对数据收集者和监督者进行了培训。数据输入到 EPI 数据版本 3.02 并导出到 SPSS 版本 20 进行分析。使用二元逻辑回归分析，单变量二元逻辑回归分析中 p 值 < 0.25 的变量在多变量二元逻辑回归分析中进一步分析，并在 95% CI 处声明统计学显着性。来自未受过教育的母亲 (AOR = 4.92, 95%CI (1.94, 12.4), 之前的出生间隔少于 24 个月 (AOR = 4.94, 95% (2.17, 11.2)), 没有 ANC 随访 (AOR = 2.81 , 95% (1.1.46, 5.38), 无法使用厕所 (AOR = 3.26, 95% CI (1.54–6.94), 矮个子母亲出生的孩子 < 150 cm (AOR = 3.75, 95% CI (1.54, 9.18) , 未喂过初乳 (AOR = 4.45, 95% CI (1.68, 11.8), 母乳喂养少于 24 个月 (AOR = 3.14, 95% CI (1.7, 5.79) 和非纯母乳喂养 (AOR = 6.68, 95) % (3.1, 14.52) 是 95% CI 时发育迟缓的决定因素。没有母亲教育，