Table 2.

Multiple logistic regression modelling of a child not currently receiving adequate complementary feeding, The Gambia, 2013

Outcome variable	Characteristic	AOR	95 % CI	P value
Not complementarily fed	Father’s occupation
	Agricultural	1·00	Ref.
	Non-agricultural	2·71	1·17, 6·29	0·004
	Wealth index
	Rich	1·00	Ref.
	Middle	2·26	1·42, 7·15	0·005
	Poor	3·19	1·24, 4·12	0·008
Not meeting minimum dietary diversity	Place of delivery
	Health facility	1·00	Ref
	Home	3·37	1·06, 10·67	0·039
	Child’s age (months)
	12–17	1·00	Ref.
	18–23	2·49	1·73, 3·58	<0·001
	6–11	7·6	4·65, 12·41	<0·001
	Maternal access to radio
	Yes	1·00	Ref.
	No	1·86	1·27, 2·72	0·001
	Father’s education
	Primary	1·00	Ref.
	Secondary or higher	1·11	0·59, 2·12	0·741
	No schooling	1·94	1·02, 3·69	0·042
	Administrative region
	Kanifing	1·00	Ref.
	Brikama	1·48	0·39, 5·61	0·563
	Mansakonko	2·03	0·58, 7·07	0·265
	Kerewan	2·54	0·61, 10·54	0·198
	Janjanbureh	3·75	0·97, 14·50	0·055
	Basse	11·23	2·08, 60·69	0·005
	Kuntaur	4·59	1·07, 19·66	0·04
	Banjul	4·66	1·20, 18·06	0·026
Not meeting minimum meal frequency	Child’s age (months)
	12–17	1·00	Ref.
	18–23	1·14	0·90, 1·45	0·261
	6–11	2·45	1·97, 3·04	<0·001
	Maternal age at child’s birth (years)
	≥40	1·00	Ref.
	30–39	1·52	0·93, 2·47	0·093
	20–29	1·65	0·93, 2·92	0·088
	<20	2·62	1·35, 5·09	0·004
Not meeting minimum acceptable diet	Child’s age (months)
	12–17	1·00	Ref.
	18–23	1·25	0·80, 1·95	0·327
	6–11	3·91	2·27, 6·73	<0·001
	Father’s education
	Secondary or higher	1·00	Ref.
	Primary	1·52	0·63, 3·69	0·351
	No schooling	1·82	1·18, 2·80	0·007
	Size of baby
	Large	1·00	Ref.
	Average	1·38	0·83, 2·29	0·208
	Small	1·86	1·06, 3·26	0·03
	Type of place of residence
	Urban	1·00	Ref.
	Rural	2·17	1·23, 3·84	0·008
	Source of drinking water
	Protected	1·00	Ref.
	Unprotected	1·84	1·01, 3·39	0·048
	Maternal access to the radio
	Yes	1·00	Ref.
	No	1·58	1·01, 2·47	0·045

AOR, adjusted OR; Ref., reference category.