Table 3.
Logistic regression analysis results for whole sample and four provinces.
| Variables | Pakistan | KP | Baluchistan | Sindh | Punjab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference category (6–11 months) | |||||
| 12–17 months | 2.233*** [2.029,2.457] | 2.268*** (1.887–2.725) | 1.778*** (1.436–2.203) | 2.435*** (1.925–3.081) | 2.399*** (2.035–2.827) |
| 18–23 months | 2.455*** [2.219,2.717] | 2.574*** [2.118,3.126] | 1.796*** [1.410,2.287] | 2.350*** [1.829,3.018] | 2.867*** [2.422,3.393] |
| Reference category (Female) | |||||
| Male | 0.983 [0.914,1.057] | 1.107 [0.959,1.278] | 1.148 [0.968,1.361] | 0.909 [0.757,1.090] | 0.890 [0.790,1.002] |
| Diarrhea | Reference category (No) | ||||
| Yes | 1.137*** [1.043,1.241] | 1.273** [1.101,1.473] | 1.491** [1.202,1.851] | 0.931 [0.720,1.203] | 1.042 [0.896,1.213] |
| Prenatal care | Reference category (No) | ||||
| Yes | 1.044 [0.957,1.138] | 0.891 [0.725,1.097] | 1.081 [0.871,1.342] | 1.074 [0.873,1.321] | 1.084 [0.950,1.236] |
| Mother’s age | Reference category (15–19 years) | ||||
| 20–24 years | 1.000 [0.877,1.140] | 1.130 [0.886,1.440] | 0.873 [0.644,1.182] | 1.192 [0.867,1.638] | 0.890 [0.707,1.121] |
| 25–29 years | 0.989 [0.870,1.125] | 1.089 [0.851,1.392] | 0.880 [0.655,1.182] | 1.059 [0.778,1.441] | 0.910 [0.728,1.139] |
| 30–34 years | 0.988 [0.864,1.130] | 1.074 [0.833,1.384] | 0.746 [0.546,1.021] | 0.969 [0.696,1.350] | 0.990 [0.786,1.248] |
| 35–39 years | 0.929 [0.805,1.072] | 0.928 [0.712,1.208] | 0.928 [0.671,1.282] | 1.044 [0.741,1.471] | 0.845 [0.654,1.092] |
| 40–44 years | 1.102 [0.933,1.301] | 1.047 [0.775,1.414] | 1.052 [0.733,1.511] | 1.172 [0.796,1.726] | 1.154 [0.843,1.579] |
| 45–49 years | 0.920 [0.765,1.106] | 0.817 [0.586,1.140] | 0.921 [0.621,1.366] | 1.028 [0.673,1.570] | 0.895 [0.624,1.284] |
| Mother’s education | Reference category (No education) | ||||
| Primary | 1.028 [0.912,1.158] | 1.053 [0.828,1.338] | 0.998 [0.660,1.510] | 0.734 [0.534,1.009] | 1.129 [0.945,1.350] |
| Middle | 1.269*** [1.090,1.477] | 1.168 [0.859,1.588] | 1.053 [0.591,1.878] | 1.134 [0.745,1.726] | 1.254* [1.006,1.563] |
| Secondary | 1.225 [1.066,1.408] | 1.397* [1.060,1.843] | 0.612 [0.356,1.052] | 0.881 [0.605,1.283] | 1.168 [0.947,1.441] |
| Higher | 1.604 [1.394,1.846] | 1.232 [0.927,1.638] | 0.867 [0.500,1.504] | 1.428* [1.018,2.001] | 1.456*** [1.168,1.816] |
| Computer access | Reference category (No) | ||||
| Yes | 1.283*** [1.122,1.467] | 0.867 [0.641,1.172] | 1.294 [0.894,1.872] | 0.952 [0.652,1.391] | 1.478*** [1.220,1.790] |
| Electricity access | Reference category (Yes) | ||||
| No | 0.835** [0.706,0.988] | 0.714 [0.445,1.144] | 0.771 [0.580,1.025] | 1.055 [0.726,1.533] | 0.847 [0.558,1.284] |
| Wealth quintile | Reference category (Poorest) | ||||
| Poorer | 0.938 [0.834–1.055] | 0.727** [0.586,0.901] | 0.712** [0.557,0.911] | 1.287 [0.905,1.830] | 1.399** [1.125,1.741] |
| Middle | 0.956 [0.844,1.084] | 0.518*** [0.409,0.657] | 0.797 [0.609,1.044] | 1.433 [0.974,2.109] | 1.678*** [1.339,2.103] |
| Richer | 0.953 [0.831,1.093] | 0.704** [0.558,0.889] | 0.361*** [0.256,0.508] | 1.425 [0.920,2.207] | 1.976*** [1.547,2.524] |
| Richest | 1.040 [0.893,1.219] | 0.709* [0.538,0.933] | 0.341*** [0.234,0.498] | 1.921** [1.192,3.095] | 2.498*** [1.899,3.285] |
| Residence | Reference category (Rural) | ||||
| Urban | 1.068 [0.969,1.178] | 0.933 [0.734,1.187] | 1.450** [1.130,1.861] | 1.265* [1.005,1.592] | 0.884 [0.760,1.028] |
| Provinces | Reference category (KP) | ||||
| Baluchistan | 1.668*** [1.486- 1.872] | ||||
| Sindh | 0.957 [0.844- 1.084] | ||||
| Punjab | 0.694*** [0.626,0.769] | ||||
| Constant | 0.128*** [0.109, 0.151] | 0.157*** [0.120,0.205] | 0.361*** [0.260,0.501] | 0.0843*** [0.0545,0.130] | 0.0559*** [0.0423,0.0739] |
| n | 18,699 | 4716 | 2696 | 3068 | 8219 |
Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.