Table 4.
Multiple logistic regression modelling of a child not currently receiving adequate complementary feeding (unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios), Ghana, 2008 (n 822)
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||
| Outcome variable | Characteristic | OR | 95 % CI | P | OR | 95 % CI | P |
| Not meeting minimum meal frequency | Administrative region | ||||||
| Volta | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| Central | 3·1 | 1·4, 6·8 | 0·006 | 3·1 | 1·4, 6·8 | 0·006 | |
| Greater Accra | 3·2 | 1·4, 7·8 | 0·009 | 3·2 | 1·4, 7·8 | 0·009 | |
| Western | 9·1 | 3·7, 22·5 | <0·001 | 9·1 | 3·7, 22·5 | <0·001 | |
| Eastern | 9·1 | 3·8, 22·3 | <0·001 | 9·1 | 3·8, 22·3 | <0·001 | |
| Ashanti | 4·2 | 1·9, 9·5 | <0·001 | 4·2 | 1·9, 9·5 | <0·001 | |
| Brong Ahafo | 7·5 | 3·3, 17·1 | <0·001 | 7·5 | 3·3, 17·1 | <0·001 | |
| Northern | 11·1 | 4·9, 25·0 | <0·001 | 11·1 | 4·9, 25·0 | <0·001 | |
| Upper East | 8·6 | 3·3, 22·7 | <0·001 | 8·6 | 3·3, 22·7 | <0·001 | |
| Upper West | 3·8 | 1·7, 8·5 | 0·001 | 3·8 | 1·7, 8·5 | 0·001 | |
| Not meeting minimum acceptable diet | Administrative region | ||||||
| Volta | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| Central | 2·8 | 1·3, 6·2 | 0·011 | 3·7 | 1·5, 8·8 | 0·003 | |
| Greater Accra | 2·3 | 1·0, 5·3 | 0·055 | 3·2 | 1·3, 7·8 | 0·012 | |
| Western | 5·7 | 2·3, 14·1 | <0·001 | 7·1 | 2·7, 18·6 | <0·001 | |
| Eastern | 5·0 | 2·2, 11·3 | <0·001 | 7·0 | 2·9, 16·8 | <0·001 | |
| Ashanti | 3·8 | 2·0, 7·3 | <0·001 | 4·9 | 2·4, 10·1 | <0·001 | |
| Brong Ahafo | 3·9 | 1·7, 9·0 | 0·002 | 4·7 | 1·8, 11·9 | 0·001 | |
| Northern | 5·1 | 2·5, 10·2 | <0·001 | 5·7 | 2·7, 11·9 | <0·001 | |
| Upper East | 4·0 | 1·7, 9·5 | 0·002 | 4·2 | 1·8, 10·0 | 0·001 | |
| Upper West | 1·9 | 0·9, 4·1 | 0·082 | 2·4 | 1·1, 5·6 | 0·036 | |
| Child’s age in months | |||||||
| 18–23 | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| 12–17 | 0·4 | 0·2, 0·6 | <0·001 | 0·3 | 0·2, 0·5 | <0·001 | |
| 6–11 | 0·8 | 0·5, 1·4 | 0·460 | 0·9 | 0·5, 1·5 | 0·692 | |
| Timing of postnatal check-up | |||||||
| 0–2 d | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| 7+ d | 0·9 | 0·6, 1·3 | 0·518 | 1·0 | 0·7, 1·6 | 0·859 | |
| 3–6 d | 1·5 | 0·8, 2·7 | 0·196 | 1·5 | 0·8, 2·8 | 0·242 | |
| No check-ups | 1·6 | 1·0, 2·6 | 0·070 | 2·1 | 1·3, 3·5 | 0·005 | |
| Not meeting minimum dietary diversity | Administrative region | ||||||
| Volta | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| Central | 2·1 | 1·0, 4·4 | 0·054 | 3·4 | 1·7, 7·2 | 0·001 | |
| Greater Accra | 0·9 | 0·4, 2·1 | 0·874 | 2·2 | 0·8, 5·9 | 0·114 | |
| Western | 1·0 | 0·5, 2·2 | 0·979 | 1·4 | 0·6, 3·2 | 0·414 | |
| Eastern | 1·6 | 0·8, 3·3 | 0·200 | 2·7 | 1·3, 5·9 | 0·010 | |
| Ashanti | 1·9 | 1·0, 3·7 | 0·062 | 3·5 | 1·7, 7·1 | <0·001 | |
| Brong Ahafo | 1·3 | 0·6, 2·7 | 0·505 | 1·8 | 0·8, 3·8 | 0·157 | |
| Northern | 2·1 | 1·0, 4·5 | 0·044 | 2·4 | 1·1, 5·3 | 0·036 | |
| Upper East | 1·2 | 0·5, 2·8 | 0·696 | 1·3 | 0·5, 3·0 | 0·586 | |
| Upper West | 1·1 | 0·5, 2·5 | 0·761 | 1·4 | 0·6, 3·5 | 0·467 | |
| Child’s age in months | |||||||
| 18–23 | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| 12–17 | 1·1 | 0·8, 1·7 | 0·589 | 1·1 | 0·7, 1·7 | 0·748 | |
| 6–11 | 3·7 | 2·4, 5·7 | <0·001 | 4·3 | 2·7, 6·8 | <0·001 | |
| Household wealth index | |||||||
| Rich | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| Middle | 1·4 | 0·9, 2·2 | 0·116 | 1·5 | 0·9, 2·5 | 0·107 | |
| Poor | 2·1 | 1·4, 3·1 | <0·001 | 1·9 | 1·1, 3·1 | 0·017 | |
| Perceived baby size | |||||||
| Large | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| Average | 1·5 | 1·0, 2·5 | 0·073 | 1·4 | 1·0, 2·0 | 0·079 | |
| Small | 1·2 | 0·9, 1·8 | 0·224 | 1·7 | 1·0, 2·7 | 0·039 | |
| Place of delivery | |||||||
| Health facility | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| Home | 1·9 | 1·4, 2·6 | <0·001 | 1·9 | 1·2, 2·8 | 0·003 | |
| Not complementarily fed | Mother’s religion | ||||||
| Christian | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| Muslim and others | 2·7 | 1·2, 6·4 | 0·020 | 2·5 | 1·1, 5·8 | 0·037 | |
| Mother's literacy | |||||||
| Can read whole sentence | 1·00 | Ref. | – | 1·00 | Ref. | – | |
| Cannot read at all | 3·8 | 1·2, 12·6 | 0·027 | 3·5 | 1·1, 12·0 | 0·042 | |
Ref., referent category.