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Table 2 Factors associated with introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods in India, 2015–16 National Family and Health Survey

From: Prevalence and factors associated with complementary feeding practices among children aged 6–23 months in India: a regional analysis

Characteristics

North

South

East

West

Central

North Eastern

aOR[95% CI]

aOR [95% CI]

aOR [95% CI]

aOR [95% CI]

aOR [95% CI]

aOR [95% CI]

Residence

 Rural

   

1.00

  

 Urban

   

1.51 (1.10, 2.07)*

  

Type of Caste or tribe

 Scheduled Caste

1.00

    

1.00

 Scheduled tribe

0.62 (0.43, 0.88)*

    

1.69 (1.09, 2.61) *

 Other backward class

0.90 (0.73, 1.12)

    

1.18 (0.71, 1.98)

 Others

1.02 (0.82, 1.28)

    

1.42 (0.88, 2.29)

Household Wealth Index

 Poorest

1.00

 

1.00

   

 Poorer

1.42 (0.99, 2.04)

 

1.26 (1.03, 1.53)*

   

 Middle

1.38 (0.96, 1.96)

 

1.24 (0.96, 1.61)

   

 Richer

1.50 (1.06, 3.13)*

 

1.15 (0.85, 1.55)

   

 Richest

1.72 (1.23, 1.92)*

 

1.23 (0.78, 1.92)

   

Mother’s education

 No education

    

1.00

 

 Primary

    

1.09 (0.91, 1.32)

 

 Secondary and above

    

1.18 (1.02,1.37)*

 

Mother’s age

 15–24 years

   

1.00

1.00

 

 25–34 years

   

0.53 (0.27, 1.02)

0.41 (0.31, 0.54)*

 

 35–49 years

   

0.22 (0.08, 0.64)*

0.33 (0.22, 0.51)*

 

Power over earning

 Husband

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 woman

0.94 (0.72, 1.24)

1.02 (0.78, 1.34)

1.04 (0.80, 1.36)

1.29 (0.84, 1.98)

0.84 (0.69, 1.01)

1.23 (0.83, 1.83)

Power over household purchases

 Husband

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 woman

1.01 (0.79, 1.29)

1.03 (0.80, 1.32)

1.15 (0.90, 1.48)

1.43 (0.96, 2.13)

0.86 (0.72, 1.03)

1.24 (0.88, 1.77)

Birth order

 First-born

    

1.00

 

 2nd-4th

    

1.28 (1.11, 1.6)*

 

 5 or more

    

1.47 (1.14, 1.89)*

 

Type of delivery assistance

 Health professional

 

1.00

    

 Traditional birth attendant

 

0.30 (0.12, 0.78)*

    

 Other untrained

 

0.67 (0.45, 1.00)

    

Antenatal clinic visits

 None

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

 1–3

  

1.01 (0.82, 1.25)

 

1.38 (1.15, 1.64) *

 

 4+

  

1.38 (1.12, 1.72)*

 

1.80 (1.49, 2.17) *

 

Listens to radio

 Not at all

     

1.00

 Yes

     

1.48 (1.15, 1.92) *

Watches television

 Not at all

     

1.00

 Yes

     

1.30 (1.01, 1.69) *

  1. Statistically significant (95% confidence intervals and P < 0.05*) study variables from multivariable models are shown. In the model of child factors, adjustments were made for maternal, household, health service and community factors. A similar approach was used for maternal, household, health service and community factors that adjusted for respective factors in multivariable models