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dependent variables. À significance level of 0.15 was set for each
independent variable for entry and stay in the regression moder.
Independent variables which were significant at least al 0.05 level r,¡ere
generally considered significant. 3. The GLM procedure was performed
for wt/Ht, HL/Age and wt/ege using groups of independent variables identified
for each major factor indicated in the theoretical moder.
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This procedure rvas run for each group of variables separately, that
is: (1) agricul-ture (rood Production) involving the variables: size of
land cultivated for food crops, size of land cultivated for cash crop,
produce fruiLs, produce vegetables, raise poultry, own livestock and use
fertilizer; (2) cirlld feeding: involving the variables breast-feed,
duration of breast-feeding, give additionar food, additional food at
what age, and frequency of weaning food; (3) Health status: involving
the variables diarrheal rate (incidence of diarrhea), vaccination, mortality
rate, prevalence of diarrhea, and distance of health institute;
(4) Income: participation in income generating activities; and (s)
Family size: number of peopre in a family. The purpose of carrying-out
the GtM procedure for each group of variables separateJ.y was to evaluate
the independent effect of each group on wt/ut, Ht/Age, and wt/Àge.
The GtM procedure was also used with variables identified by stepwise
regression analysis as common regressors of Wt/Ht, Ht/Àge and wt/Age in
order to evaluate the combined effect of the common regressor variables
on anthropometric status.
4. Correlation analysis
wt/Age was carried out
of
to
significant regressors of Wt/Ht, Ht/Age, and
estimate the strength of relalion- ships