Table 5 A bivariate and multivariate logistic regression output showing factors associated with minimum meal frequency practice in 06 to 23 months children, Dangila, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014
Characteristics | Minimum meal frequency | AOR (95 % CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate | Adequate | COR (95 % CI) | ||
Mother's education | ||||
Cannot write and read | 214 (54.60) | 178 (45.40) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Primary education (1–8) | 123 (55.20) | 100 (44.80) | 0.977 (0.702,1.36) | 0.912 (0.612,1.359) |
Secondary education (9 12) | 85 (38.80) | 134 (61.20) | 1.895 (1.353,2.654) | 1.347 (0.832,2.181) |
Higher education | 34 (39.50) | 52 (60.50) | 1.839 (1.143,2.959) | 1.022 (0.531,1.966) |
Mother’s work | ||||
Currently not work | 358 (51.50) | 337 (48.50) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Currently working | 98 (43.60) | 127 (56.40) | 1.377 (1.017,1.863) | 1.180 (0.837,1.664) |
Age of a child(months) | ||||
06–11 | 237 (70.10) | 101 (29.90) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
12–17 | 125 (43.60) | 162 (56.40) | 3.041 (2.187,4.229) | 3.025 (2.141,4.274) |
18–23 | 94 (31.90) | 201 (68.10) | 5.018 (3.579,7.035) | 5.028 (3.524,7.175) |
Birth Order of index child | ||||
First | 135 (52.10) | 124 (47.90) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Second to fourth | 270 (48.80) | 283 (51.20) | 1.141 (0.849,1.533) | 1.580 (1.133,2.205) |
Above fourth | 51 (47.20) | 57 (52.80) | 1.217 (0.776,1.908) | 1.778 (1.068,2.958) |
Breast feeding status | ||||
No | 41 (41.00) | 59 (59.00) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 415 (50.60) | 405 (49.40) | 0.671 (0.445,1034) | 0.895 (0.550,1.454) |
Decision making at household | ||||
Mothers not involved | 127 (61.70) | 79 (38.30) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mothers involved | 329 (46.10) | 385 (53.90) | 1.881 (1.370,2.583) | 1.512 (1.053,2.170) |
Media exposure | ||||
Unsatisfactory | 335 (59.10) | 232 (40.90) | 1 | 1.00 |
Satisfactory | 121 (34.30) | 232 (65.70) | 2.769 (2.100,3.65) | 2.620 (1.901,3.611) |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 240 (46.20) | 280 (53.80) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Urban | 216 (54.00) | 184 (46.00) | 1.37 (1.054,1.779) | 1.243 (0.849,1.821) |
Home gardening | ||||
No | 418 (50.70) | 407 (49.30) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 38 (40.00) | 57 (60.00) | 0.050 (1.000,2.374) | 1.412 (0.878,2.273) |
Place of birth | ||||
Home | 240 (46.20) | 280 (53.80) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Institution | 216 (54.00) | 184 (46.00) | 1.277 (0.946,1.723) | 1.045 (0.689,1.583) |
Time of post natal care visit | ||||
Missing | 158 (53.60) | 137 (46.40) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Within 1–2 days | 22 (27.20) | 59 (72.80) | 3.093 (1.802, 5.310) | 2.295 (1.269, 4.150) |
Within 3–6 days | 78 (48.40) | 83 (51.60) | 1.227 (0.835,1.803) | 0.860 (0.553,1.337) |
After 7 days | 198 (51.70) | 185 (48.30) | 1.078 (0.795,1.461) | 0.848 (0.598,1.189) |