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. 2023 Feb 3;7(3):100042. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100042

TABLE 4.

Association between infant complementary feeding practices and the care group intervention

Midline-II Period
Endline period
Unadjusted
P value Adjusted
P value Unadjusted
P value Adjusted
P value
OR (95% CI) AOR1 (95% CI) OR (95% CI) AOR1 (95% CI)
Introduction of solid, semisolid, and soft foods
Mothers-only 3.7 (1.59, 8.85) 0.003 4.0 (1.47, 10.69) 0.007 4.2 (1.77, 9.94) 0.001 3.8 (1.41, 10.34) 0.008
Parents-combined 3.1 (1.57, 7.92) 0.002 4.5 (1.46, 14.13) 0.009 4.0 (1.75, 9.31) 0.001 3.4 (1.01, 11.33) 0.048
Minimum dietary diversity
Mothers-only 1.6 (0.65, 3.99) 0.306 1.6 (0.56, 4.34) 0.330 1.6 (0.85, 3.08) 0.141 1.8 (0.89, 3.70) 0.099
Parents-combined 2.8 (1.22, 6.46) 0.014 1.6 (0.53, 4.90) 0.387 2.8 (1.5, 5.23) 0.001 3.0 (1.33, 6.64) 0.014
Minimum meal frequency
Mothers-only 1.9 (0.84, 4.48) 0.118 2.7 (1.03, 7.23) 0.043 1.6 (0.72, 3.63) 0.246 2.7 (0.99, 7.28) 0.055
Parents-combined 2.1 (0.95, 4.62) 0.069 3.4 (1.14, 10.10) 0.028 1.4 (0.66, 3.15) 0.356 2.3 (0.77, 7.18) 0.134
Minimum acceptable diet
Mothers-only 1.3 (0.52, 3.39) 0.546 1.1 (0.40, 3.25) 0.845 1.9 (1.02, 3.64) 0.043 2.3 (1.13, 4.63) 0.021
Parents-combined 2.4 (1.04, 5.55) 0.041 1.4 (0.43, 4.37) 0.586 2.3 (1.24, 4.33) 0.008 2.7 (1.20, 6.00) 0.016
Egg and/or flesh food consumption
Mothers-only 1.5 (0.50, 4.46) 0.723 1.3 (0.34, 4.42) 0.532 1.8 (0.92, 3.67) 0.085 2.1 (0.99, 4.50) 0.055
Parents-combined 4.0 (1.53, 10.34) 0.043 3.3 (1.03, 10.36) 0.036 2.2 (1.12, 4.36) 0.021 2.4 (1.01, 5.14) 0.031

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratios; OR, crude odds ratios. Control arm – reference category

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Results adjusted for the household head, food insecurity, wealth index, years spent in refugee settlement, maternal education, who supports the mother most, ethnicity, body mass index, religion, child sex, birthweight