Table 5 Child feeding and child- and demographic-related factors associated with anemia

Complementary feeding (Yes/No [Reference])

0.795

0.153, 4.107

2.455

0.326, 18.455

Breastfeeding (Any/No [Reference])

1.750

0.686, 4.463

0.768

0.164, 3.599

Mother's Age (continuous)

0.966

0.911, 1.025

0.987

0.909, 1.072

Mother’s Education (College or Higher Education/ Any Primary School [Reference])

4.999

0.740, 33.776

4.914

0.450, 53.588

Mother’s Education (Any High School /

Any Primary School [Reference])

2.453

0.667, 9.018

0.544

0.075, 3.896

Mother’s Marital Status (Cohabitating or Married / Single [Reference])

0.533

0.212, 1.339

0.446

0.141, 1.408

Mother's Race ("Mestiza”/ “Afro-Colombian" [Reference])

3.909^b

1.378, 11.089

4.681^b

1.258, 17.421

Mother's Race ("White”/ “Afro-Colombian" [Reference])

0.954

0.228, 3.995

1.214

0.171, 8.616

Mother’s Socio-Economic Status (2/1 [Reference])

2.308

0.614, 8.674

3.048

0.522, 17.791

Child's Sex (Male/Female [Reference])

1.320

0.529, 3.291

1.187

0.351, 4.014

Child’s Age (25–60 months/6–24 months [Reference])

0.159^b

0.058, 0.436

0.073^b

0.015, 0.360