Table 4.
Two-level multinomial logistic regression analysis of child marriage influencing women’s nutritional status (chronic energy deficiency as reference case)
| Variable | AOR (95% CI: lower-upper) | p-value | AOR (95% CI: lower-upper) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal weight | Child marriage | Overnutrition | ||||
| No | 1.14 (0.91–1.42) | 0.056 | 1.27 (1.05–1.82) | 0.023 | ||
| YesR | ||||||
| Division | ||||||
| Barisal | 1.46 (1.08–1.97) | 0.014 | 2.38 (1.60–3.55) | 0.001 | ||
| Chittagong | 2.31(1.71–2.07) | 0 | 4.12 (2.85–5.95) | 0.001 | ||
| Dhaka | 1.54(1.15–2.07) | 0.004 | 2.68 (1.15–3.87) | 0.001 | ||
| Khulna | 1.63 (1.18–2.26) | 0.003 | 2.79 (1.85–4.22) | 0.001 | ||
| Mymensingh | 1.20 (0.92–1.59) | 0.179 | 1.68 (1.15–2.47) | 0.007 | ||
| Rajshahi | 1.75 (1.27–2.42) | 0.001 | 2.66 (1.75–4.06) | 0.001 | ||
| Rangpur | 1.55 (1.14–2.09) | 0.005 | 2.54 (1.69–3.80) | 0.001 | ||
| SylhetR | ||||||
| Type of place of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 0.80 (0.67–0.97) | 0.024 | 1.06 (0.85–1.33) | 0.59 | ||
| RuralR | ||||||
| Mothers’ education level | ||||||
| No education | 0.71 (0.47–1.09) | 0.118 | 0.49 (0.29–0.87) | 0.014 | ||
| Primary | 0.72 (0.52–1.01) | 0.054 | 0.65 (0.44–0.97) | 0.035 | ||
| Secondary | 0.96 (0.71–1.29) | 0.777 | 0.99 (0.71–1.39) | 0.955 | ||
| HigherR | ||||||
| Husbands’ education level | ||||||
| No education | 0.88 (0.60–1.27) | 0.497 | 0.50 (0.32–0.79) | 0.003 | ||
| Primary | 0.87 (0.62–1.22) | 0.421 | 0.51 (0.35–0.76) | 0.001 | ||
| Secondary | 0.95 (0.69–1.32) | 0.799 | 0.70 (0.48–1.01) | 0.053 | ||
| HigherR | ||||||
| Religion | ||||||
| Muslim | 1.20 (0.91–1.58) | 0.194 | 1.48 (1.13–2.12) | 0.033 | ||
| OthersR | ||||||
| Wealth Index | ||||||
| Poor | 0.57 (0.46–0.73) | 0.001 | 0.18 (0.14–0.25) | 0.001 | ||
| Middle | 0.67 (0.52–0.86) | 0.002 | 0.41 (0.30–0.55) | 0.001 | ||
| RichR | ||||||
| Total ever born children | ||||||
| One | 0.53 (0.43–0.66) | 0.001 | 0.23 (0.18–0.30) | 0.001 | ||
| Two | 0.93 (0.77–1.15) | 0.541 | 0.65 (0.52–0.84) | 0.001 | ||
| Three or moreR | ||||||
| Age at first birth (Year) | ||||||
| Early child bearing (age < 20) | 0.89(0.72–1.12) | 0.324 | 0.52 (0.39–0.68) | 0.001 | ||
| Normal (age ≥ 20)R | ||||||
| Initial breastfeeding | ||||||
| Yes | 0.89 (0.75–1.05) | 0.161 | 0.81 (0.66–0.99) | 0.035 | ||
| NoR | ||||||
| Husbands’ occupation | ||||||
| Hard working | 1.34 (0.82–2.19) | 0.24 | 1.12 (0.59–2.13) | 0.711 | ||
| Service holder | 1.85 (0.93–3.69) | 0.08 | 1.51 (0.67–3.40) | 0.315 | ||
| Businessman | 1.84 (1.09–3.12) | 0.021 | 1.73 (0.89–3.37) | 0.106 | ||
| UnemployedR | ||||||
| Respondent currently working | ||||||
| No | 1.15 (0.97–1.293) | 0.136 | 1.32(1.07–1.63) | 0.01 | ||
| YesR | ||||||
| Sex of child | . | |||||
| Boy | 1.07(0.92–1.23) | 0.344 | 1.10 (0.91–1.33) | 0.327 | ||
| GirlR | ||||||
| Goodness-of-Fit, Pearson Chi-Square Value = 3575.582 | p-value = 0.555 | |||||
| Nagelkerke R2–Value = 0.399 | ||||||
N.B: R: Reference category; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval