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. 2023 Aug 12;9(8):e19117. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19117

Table 5.

Determinants of mothers’ dietary diversity.


Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Model 5
Variable Coeff (SE) Percentage ChangeSig Coeff (SE) Percentage ChangeSig Coeff (SE) Percentage ChangeSig Coeff (SE) Percentage ChangeSig Coeff (SE) Percentage ChangeSig
Years of schooling (HHH) 0.009 (0.003) 0.90*** 0.013 (0.002) 1.31*** 0.01 (0.003) 1.01*** 0.011 (0.002) 1.10*** 0.007 (0.003) 0.70**
Age of mother 0.001 (0.002) 0.10 0.001 (0.002) 0.10 0.001 (0.002) 0.10 0.001 (0.002) 0.10 0 (0.002) 0.00
Years of schooling (mother) 0.007 (0.004) 0.70*
ANC time (≥4 times) 0.05 (0.024) 5.13**
Improved kitchen (yes) 0.073 (0.027) 7.57***
Access to asset (yes) 0.097 (0.027) 10.18***
Wealth index
Lower middle 0.012 (0.033) 1.21
Middle 0.127 (0.035) 13.54***
Upper middle 0.136 (0.039) 14.57***
Richest 0.155 (0.048) 16.77***
Household size −0.001 (0.009) −0.09 −0.003 (0.009) −0.29 −0.005 (0.009) −0.49 −0.003 (0.009) −0.29 −0.006 (0.009) −0.59
Helping hand (yes) 0.064 (0.032) 6.60** 0.061 (0.032) 6.29* 0.062 (0.031) 6.39** 0.06 (0.031) 6.18* 0.058 (0.031) 5.97*
Market access (yes) 0.003 (0.021) 0.30 0.009 (0.021) 0.90 −0.003 (0.021) −0.29 −0.02 (0.022) −1.98 −0.009 (0.021) −0.89
Employment status (yes) −0.059 (0.029) −5.73** −0.053 (0.030) −5.16* −0.059 (0.029) −5.72** −0.057 (0.029) −5.54** −0.054 (0.029) −5.26*
Constant 1.16 (0.059) 218.99*** 1.156 (0.059) 217.72*** 1.181 (0.085) 225.76*** 1.2 (0.059) 232.01*** 1.205 (0.059) 233.67***
R-square 0.107 0.109 0.114 0.121 0.137
F-test 10.358 10.542 11.078 11.9441 9.55
Prob > F 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Akaike crit. (AIC) 70.87 69.71 66.33 60.932 55.985
Bayesian crit. (BIC) 106.22 105.06 101.68 96.279 104.587

Note: Coeff. indicates coefficients; SE indicates standard error; ***p < .01, **p < .05, *p < .1.