Table 2.

Shows the multicollinearity of predictor variables

Variables	Categories	VIF
Child’s age	< 6	Ref.
	6–11	1.49
	12–23	1.96
	≥ 24	2.3
Sex of child	Male	Ref.
	Female	1.84
Mother’s education	No formal education	Ref.
	Primary and above	1.72
Wealth index	Poor	Ref.
	Middle	1.33
	Rich	1.67
Health insurance coverage	No	Ref.
	Yes	1.14
Diarrhea status	No	Ref.
	Yes	1.18
Anemia status of child	No	Ref.
	Yes	2.2
Mother’s smoking status	No	Ref.
	Yes	1.03
	Mean VIF	1.62