Table 5 Linear regression showing determining the nutritional status of adolescent girls
Variables | Stunting | BMI | MUAC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficients | |||||||||
10–14 yrs | 15–19 yrs | Total | 10–14 yrs | 15–19 yrs | Total | 10–14 yrs | 15–19 yrs | Total | |
Accessibility to water facility | |||||||||
 Within premises® | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Out of premises | −0.20** | −0.16* | −0.19*** | −0.20** | −0.03 | −0.14* | −0.29 | −0.06 | −0.27 |
Households’ sanitation facility | |||||||||
 Improved® | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Unimproved/Open Defecation | −0.10* | − 0.04 | − 0.08** | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | −0.32*** | − 0.09 | − 0.28*** |
Uses soap after defecation | |||||||||
 Yes® | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | −0.05 | −0.01 | − 0.01 | − 0.05 | 0.00 | − 0.03 | − 0.26*** | −0.17* | − 0.31*** |
Uses sanitary napkin during menstruation | |||||||||
 Yes® | NA | 1.00 | NA | NA | 1.00 | NA | NA | 1.00 | NA |
 No | NA | −0.04 | NA | NA | −0.05 | NA | NA | −0.04 | NA |
Accessed adolescent health services organized by health department | |||||||||
 Yes® | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.08 | −0.03 | 0.08 | 0.01 | −0.29 | −0.03 | − 0.26* |
Visited AnganwadiCentre (AWC) for any service | |||||||||
 Yes® | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | −0.08 | −0.03 | − 0.01 | −0.08 | − 0.09** | −0.08** | − 0.52*** | −0.20** | − 0.66*** |
Accessed any health service/counselling from a frontline health worker | |||||||||
 Yes® | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.30 |
Attended any Kishori group meetings | |||||||||
 Yes® | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 0.02 | −0.04 | 0.01 | −0.22** | −0.00 | −0.09 | −0.62*** | −0.07 | − 0.40** |