Table 4 Relative importance of the factors stunting among children aged 0–59 months in Malawi by dominance analysis (N = 7348).

From: Higher maternal autonomy is associated with reduced child stunting in Malawi

Variables

Child stunting

Dominance statistic

Standardized weight††

Rank

Maternal autonomy index

0.0012

0.03

9

Child’s age (months)

0.0093

0.22

1

Sex

0.0036

0.09

5

Mother’s age (years)

0.0003

0.01

11

Mother’s BMI

0.0060

0.14

4

Mother’s education level

0.0063

0.15

3

Breastfeeding duration

0.0021

0.05

7

Current pregnancy status

0.0016

0.04

8

Family wealth index

0.0075

0.18

2

Type of area of residence

0.0027

0.06

6

IFA supplementation

0.0003

0.01

12

Received anthelmintic drugs during previous pregnancy

0.0010

0.02

10

Overall Fit Statistic

0.0420

  
  1. ††Standardized weight is the general dominance weight from McFadden R2 normed or standardized to be out of 100%. BMI, body mass index; IFA, iron and folic acid. Variables included in this dominance analysis are those fitted into the final model of the regression analysis.
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