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Table 3 Association between childhood recent (last one year) experience of armed conflict and nutritional health status of children aged 36–59 months in Nigeria

From: Childhood exposure to armed conflict and nutritional health outcomes in Nigeria

Measures of childhood experiences of armed conflicts

Adjusted odds ratios [95% Confidence Intervals]

Stunted

Wasting

Underweight

Frequency of attack

1.22*** [1.11,1.34]

0.86 [0.42,1.77]

1.1 [0.94,1.29]

Intensity of attack

1.00* [1.00,1.01]

0.99 [0.97,1.01]

1.00 [1.00,1.00]

Duration of attack

1.25*** [1.17,1.33]

0.85 [0.45,1.60]

1.19*** [1.11,1.26]

  1. Models adjusted for maternal age, maternal highest educational attainment, maternal age group, maternal BMI, household wealth, place of residence, child’s age, child’s anaemia status, breastfeeding. See Additional file 1: Table S3 for full model results
  2. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05