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Table 3 Multivariable associations with vitamin A supplementation

From: Vitamin A supplementation coverage and associated factors for children aged 6 to 59 months in integrated and campaign-based delivery systems in four sub-Saharan African countries

 

Mozambique

Senegal

Sierra Leone †

Tanzania

UOR

AOR

UOR

AOR

UOR

AOR

UOR

AOR

Area

Urban

Rural

1.00

0.46 (0.33, 0.64)

1.00

0.52 (0.34, 0.79)

1.00

0.64 (0.56, 0.73)

1.00

0.87 (0.74, 1.02)

1.00

0.94 (0.72, 1.23)

1.00

0.92 (0.71, 1.19)

1.00

1.30 (1.09, 1.54)

1.00

1.26 (0.94, 1.70)

Child sex

Male

Female

1.00

0.92 (0.71, 1.20)

1.00

0.90 (0.67, 1.22)

1.00

0.96 (0.87, 1.07)

1.00

0.95 (0.85, 1.06)

1.00

1.01 (0.79,1.29)

1.00

1.01 (0.79, 1.29)

1.00

0.89 (0.73, 1.09)

1.00

0.86 (0.67, 1.10)

Child age

6–11 months

12–23 months

24–59 months

1.00

0.83 (0.53, 1.31)

0.40 (0.27, 0.60)

1.00

0.78 (0.47, 1.30)

0.33 (0.21, 0.52)

1.00

0.64 (0.53, 0.77)

0.31 (0.27, 0.37)

1.00

0.62 (0.52, 0.76)

0.29 (0.24, 0.34)

1.00

1.86 (1.21, 2.87)

1.55 (1.07, 2.26)

1.00

1.86 (1.20, 2.86)

1.55 (1.07, 2.25)

1.00

0.87 (0.61, 1.23)

0.46 (0.34, 0.63)

1.00

0.86 (0.57, 1.30)

0.41 (0.29, 0.59)

Mother’s age

15–24 years

25–39 years

≥ 40 years

1.00

0.98 (0.73, 1.32)

1.36 (0.76, 2.44)

1.00

1.01 (0.73, 1.40)

1.58 (0.78, 3.17)

1.00

1.04 (0.93, 1.17)

0.98 (0.78, 1.23)

1.00

1.14 (1.01, 1.29)

1.17 (0.92, 1.49)

N/A

N/A

1.00

0.80 (0.63, 1.01)

0.89 (0.62, 1.29)

1.00

0.81 (0.61, 1.08)

0.85 (0.55, 1.33)

Mother’s education

None

Primary

Secondary / higher

1.00

1.11 (0.83, 1.49)

2.29 (1.58, 3.32)

1.00

0.87 (0.61, 1.25)

1.29 (0.81, 2.05)

1.00

1.26 (1.09, 1.46)

2.01 (1.69, 2.40)

1.00

1.12 (0.96, 1.31)

1.75 (1.45, 2.12)

N/A

N/A

1.00

0.84 (0.63, 1.11)

0.79 (0.56, 1.09)

1.00

0.66 (0.46, 0.96)

0.56 (0.35, 0.91)

Household wealth

Poor

Medium

Rich

1.00

0.86 (0.49, 1.50)

1.39 (0.79, 2.44)

1.00

0.83 (0.43, 1.61)

0.81 (0.41, 1.60)

1.00

1.41 (1.22, 1.63)

1.56 (1.38, 1.75)

1.00

1.20 (1.03, 1.41)

1.31 (1.14, 1.49)

1.00

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

1.18 (0.91, 1.53)

1.00

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

1.18 (0.92, 1.53)

1.00

0.79 (0.61, 1.02)

0.87 (0.71, 1.05)

1.00

0.89 (0.66, 1.20)

1.62 (1.13, 2.32)

Mother’s knowledge

No

Yes

1.00

4.13 (3.05, 5.58)

1.00

4.00 (2.81, 5.68)

1.00

2.66 (2.31, 3.06)

1.00

2.72 (2.35, 3.15)

1.00

0.95 (0.68, 1.32)

1.00

0.96 (0.69, 1.33)

1.00

12.89 (9.87, 16.84)

1.00

14.50 (10.98, 19.17)

  1. UOR, unadjusted odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio. OR = 1.00 for reference category
  2. † For Sierra Leone mother’s age and education were not available
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