Adherence to multiple micronutrient powder among young children in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 5 Factors associated with adherence to MMNP

Variables (N = 78)	High Adherence (n = 39)	P-value	AOR* (95% CI)	P-value
	% (n)
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
Mean age of the mother in years (± SD)	24.3 ± 3.1	0.088^a	0.74 (0.61-0.88)	0.002
Wealth index quintile
Poorest	62.5 (10)	0.171^b	1.00
Poorer	25.0 (4)		0.01 (0.00-0.68)	0.033
Middle	46.7 (7)		0.04 (0.00-0.35)	0.006
Richer	52.6 (10)		0.11 (0.01-0.84)	0.035
Richest	66.7 (8)		0.93 (0.09-10.23)	0.953
PROGRAM RELATED FACTORS
Schedule preference (n = 74)
Feeding Daily	60.0 (33)	0.007^b	1.00
Feeding Flexibly	21.1 (4)		0.03 (0.00-0.26)	0.003
Mean visits by BRAC SS in the past 60 days (± SD)	7.7 ± 4.9	0.014^a	1.55 (1.09-2.20)	0.018
SS ^c Grade
Grade A	42.2 (19)	0.409^b	1.00
Grade B	56.3 (9)		0.26 (0.01-6.90)	0.405
Grade C	60.0 (6)		4.70 (0.69-32.06)	0.108
Grade D	71.4 (5)		0.11 (0.00-3.22)	0.188
MORBIDITY RELATED FACTOR
Skipped a sachet of MNP because of any illness (child) in past 60 days
No	55.6 (35)	0.083^b	1.00
Yes	26.7 (4)		0.10 (0.00-2.57)	0.154

Covariates adjusted were mother’s age, wealth index, schedule preference, number of visits by BRAC SS in the past 60 days, skipped a sachet of MMNP because of any illness (child) in past 60 days and SS grade. Only those that were significant in logistic regression are presented.
^*Adjusted Odds Ratio.
^aMann–Whitney test (2-tailed).
^bFisher’s exact test.
^c Shasthya Shebika (female community health volunteers).

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