Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with ASF consumption among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia, n = 2861
Variables | ASF Consumption | COR (95%CI) | P-value | AOR(95%CI) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total | ||||||
Place of residence | Urban (Ref) | 212 | 389 | 601 | 1 | |||
Rural | 1168 | 1092 | 2260 | 0.47 (0.33,0.68) | < 0.001 | 0.88 (0.50,1.54) | 0.658 | |
Religion | Orthodox (Ref) | 502 | 362 | 864 | 1 | |||
Muslim | 603 | 815 | 1418 | 1.7 (1.24, 2.34) | 0.001 | 2.26 (1.58,3.23) | < 0.001** | |
Protestant | 246 | 263 | 509 | 1.5 (1.07, 2.1) | 0.019 | 1.70 (1.16,2.46) | 0.005** | |
Others | 29 | 41 | 70 | 4.94 (1.45,16.82) | 0.011 | 5.80 (1.64,20.17) | 0.006** | |
Wealth index | Poorest (ref) | 453 | 510 | 963 | 1 | |||
Poorer | 285 | 194 | 479 | 0.79 (0.5, 1.21) | 0.279 | 0.87 (0.61,1.25) | 0.451 | |
Middle | 225 | 201 | 426 | 1.01 (0.65, 1.59) | 0.936 | 0.99 (0.69,1.42) | 0.948 | |
Richer | 183 | 169 | 352 | 1.07 (0.67, 1.67) | 0.789 | 0.78 (0.51,1.20) | 0.264 | |
Richest | 234 | 407 | 641 | 2.03 (1.26, 3.30) | 0.003 | 0.90 (0.46,1.79) | 0.772 | |
Respondent education | No education (Ref) | 896 | 819 | 1715 | 1 | |||
Any education | 484 | 662 | 1146 | 1.54 (1.19,1.98) | 0.001 | 1.29 (0.97,1.71) | 0.076 | |
Respondent age | 15–24 (Ref) | 401 | 455 | 856 | 1 | |||
25–34 | 674 | 774 | 1448 | 0.97 (0.74,1.27) | 0.823 | 0.97 (0.73,1.27) | 0.803 | |
35–49 | 305 | 252 | 557 | 0.71 (0.52,0.97) | 0.030 | 0.79 (0.56,1.11) | 0.174 | |
Number of household assets | Mean (SD) | 2.2 (2.0) | 3.2 (2.6) | 2.7 (2.4) | 1.19 (1.13,1.26) | < 0.001 | 1.19 (1.09,1.30) | < 0.001** |
Number of livestock | Mean (SD) | 8.1 (10.2) | 9.8 (13.3) | 8.9 (11.8) | 1.01 (1.01, 1.02) | 0.022 | 1.02 (1.01,1.03) | < 0.001** |
Ownership of land usable for agriculture | No (Ref) | 416 | 661 | 1077 | 1 | |||
Yes | 964 | 820 | 1784 | 0.57 (0.44,0.72) | < 0.001 | 0.67 (0.51,0.89) | 0.006** | |
Child age in months | 6–8 (ref) | 308 | 231 | 539 | 1 | |||
9–11 | 198 | 258 | 456 | 1.54 (1.12,2.10) | 0.008 | 1.61 (1.13,2.28) | 0.008** | |
12–17 | 505 | 581 | 1086 | 1.33 (1.01,1.78) | 0.049 | 1.44 (1.06,1.95) | 0.019* | |
18–23 | 369 | 411 | 780 | 1.36 (1.01,1.84) | 0.047 | 1.53 (1.11,2.12) | 0.009** | |
Child sex | Male (ref) | 647 | 772 | 647 | 1 | |||
Female | 733 | 709 | 733 | 0.79 (0.64, 0.98) | 0.029 | 0.78 (0.62,0.98) | 0.060 | |
Access to media at least once a week | No (ref) | 1143 | 1080 | 2223 | 1 | |||
Yes | 237 | 401 | 638 | 1.78 (1.29,2.46) | < 0.001 | 0.95 (0.64,1.39) | 0.780 | |