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Table 4.

Explanatory variables of dietary diversity score

Variable	Modality	Dietary Diversity	Total	*p-Value*
Sex	Female Male	186 (62.8%) 163 (61.7%)	110 (37.2%) 101 (38.3%)	296 (52.9%) 264 (47.1%)	0.789
Place of residence	Urban Rural	37 (57.8%) 312 (62.9%)	27 (42.2%) 184 (37.1%)	64 (11.4%) 496 (88.6%)	0.429
Province	Ganzourgou Kourwéogo Oubritenga	140 (59.8%) 86 (61%) 123 (66.5%)	94 (40.2%) 55 (39%) 62 (33.5%)	234 (41.8%) 141 (25.2%) 185 (33%)	0.351
Household size class	6 7-15 16-30 ≥ 31	93 (64.6%) 182 (63.2%) 64 (57.1%) 10 (62.5%)	51 (35.4%) 106 (36.8%) 48 (42.9%) 6 (37.5%)	144 (25.7%) 288 (51.4%) 112 (20.0%) 16 (2.9%)	0.640
Eat the canteen meal	No Yes	26 (83.9%) 323 (61.1%)	5 (16.1%) 206 (38.9%)	31 (5.5%) 529 (94.5%)	0.011*
Household toilet	No Yes	143 (58.6%) 206 (65.2%)	101 (41.4%) 110 (34.8%)	244 (43.6%) 316 (56.4%)	0.111*
Household drinking water sources	Others Faucet Drilling	59 (69.4%) 23 (47.9%) 267 (62.5%)	26 (30.6%) 25 (52.1%) 160 (37.5%)	85 (15.2%) 48 (8.6%) 427(76.3%)	0.048*
Dewormed within last 6 months	No Yes	229 (59.5%) 120 (68.6%)	156 (40.5%) 55 (31.4%)	385 (68.8%) 175 (31.3%)	0.040*
Breakfast	No Yes	229 (62.7%) 120 (61.5%)	136 (37.3%) 75 (38.5%)	365 (65.2%) 195 (34.8%)	0.780
Mother's occupation	Shopkeeper Housekeeper Civil servant Tailor	68 (66.7%) 262 (61.6%) 12 (63.2%) 7 (50%)	34 (33.3%) 163 (38.4%) 7 (36.8%) 7 (50%)	102 (18.2%) 425 (75.9%) 19 (3.4%) 14 (2.5%)	0.612
Mother's education level	No schooling Elementary Secondary and higher	186 (61.4%) 119 (63.0) 44 (64.7%)	117 (38.6%) 70 (37.0%) 24 (35.3%)	303 (54.1%) 189 (33.8%) 68 (12.1%)	0.856
Father's occupation	Shopkeeper Farmer Informal sector Civil servant	37 (61.7%) 276 (62.2%) 16 (59.3%) 20 (69.0%)	23 (38.3%) 168 (37.8%) 11 (40.7%) 9 (31.0%)	60 (10.7%) 444 (79.3%) 27 (4.8%) 29 (5.2%)	0.881
Father's educational level	No schooling Elementary Secondary and higher	144 (63.7%) 166 (60.4%) 39 (66.1%)	82 (36.3%) 109 (39.6%) 20 (33.9%)	226 (40.4%) 275 (49.1%) 59 (10.5%)	0.608
Age group	5 - 11 years 12 - 14 years	207 (63.3%) 142 (60.9%)	120 (36.7%) 91 (39.1%)	327 (58.4%) 233 (41.6%)	0.570
Food composition level	Low Acceptable	274 (62.4%) 75 (62.0%)	165 (37.6%) 46 (38.0%)	439 (78.4%) 121 (21.6%)	0.931
Student status	Living with parents Children in care	310 (61.9%) 39 (66.1%)	191 (38.1%) 20 (33.9%)	501 (89.5%) 59 (10.5%)	0.526
Dietary diversity score class	≤ 4 = 5 ≥ 6	56 (100%) 265 (100%) 28 (11.7%)	0 (0%) 0 (0%) 211 (88.3%)	56 (10%) 265 (47.3%) 239 (42.7%)	0.000*
Family meal diversity class	≤ 4 = 5 ≥ 6	290 (83.6%) 34 (26.2%) 25 (30.1%)	57 (16.4%) 96 (73.8%) 58 (69.9%)	347 (62.0%) 130 (23.2%) 83 (14.8%)	0.000*
Diversity class for school canteen meals	≤ 4 = 5 ≥ 6	339 (67.4%) 2 (7.7%) 8 (25.8%)	164 (32.6%) 24 (92.3%) 23 (74.2%)	503 (89.8%) 26 (4.6%) 31 (5.5%)	0.000*
Total	349 (62.3%)	211 (37.7%)	560 (100%)

Variable

Modality

Dietary Diversity

Total

p-Value

Low

High

Sex

Female

Male

186 (62.8%)

163 (61.7%)

110 (37.2%)

101 (38.3%)

296 (52.9%)

264 (47.1%)

0.789

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

37 (57.8%)

312 (62.9%)

27 (42.2%)

184 (37.1%)

64 (11.4%)

496 (88.6%)

0.429

Province

Ganzourgou

Kourwéogo

Oubritenga

140 (59.8%)

86 (61%)

123 (66.5%)

94 (40.2%)

55 (39%)

62 (33.5%)

234 (41.8%)

141 (25.2%)

185 (33%)

0.351

Household size class

7-15

16-30

≥ 31

93 (64.6%)

182 (63.2%)

64 (57.1%)

10 (62.5%)

51 (35.4%)

106 (36.8%)

48 (42.9%)

6 (37.5%)

144 (25.7%)

288 (51.4%)

112 (20.0%)

16 (2.9%)

0.640

Eat the canteen meal

Yes

26 (83.9%)

323 (61.1%)

5 (16.1%)

206 (38.9%)

31 (5.5%)

529 (94.5%)

0.011*

Household toilet

Yes

143 (58.6%)

206 (65.2%)

101 (41.4%)

110 (34.8%)

244 (43.6%)

316 (56.4%)

0.111*

Household drinking water sources

Others

Faucet

Drilling

59 (69.4%)

23 (47.9%)

267 (62.5%)

26 (30.6%)

25 (52.1%)

160 (37.5%)

85 (15.2%)

48 (8.6%)

427(76.3%)

0.048*

Dewormed within last 6 months

Yes

229 (59.5%)

120 (68.6%)

156 (40.5%)

55 (31.4%)

385 (68.8%)

175 (31.3%)

0.040*

Breakfast

Yes

229 (62.7%)

120 (61.5%)

136 (37.3%)

75 (38.5%)

365 (65.2%)

195 (34.8%)

0.780

Mother's occupation

Shopkeeper

Housekeeper

Civil servant

Tailor

68 (66.7%)

262 (61.6%)

12 (63.2%)

7 (50%)

34 (33.3%)

163 (38.4%)

7 (36.8%)

7 (50%)

102 (18.2%)

425 (75.9%)

19 (3.4%)

14 (2.5%)

0.612

Mother's education level

No schooling

Elementary

Secondary and higher

186 (61.4%)

119 (63.0)

44 (64.7%)

117 (38.6%)

70 (37.0%)

24 (35.3%)

303 (54.1%)

189 (33.8%)

68 (12.1%)

0.856

Father's occupation

Shopkeeper

Farmer

Informal sector

Civil servant

37 (61.7%)

276 (62.2%)

16 (59.3%)

20 (69.0%)

23 (38.3%)

168 (37.8%)

11 (40.7%)

9 (31.0%)

60 (10.7%)

444 (79.3%)

27 (4.8%)

29 (5.2%)

0.881

Father's educational level

No schooling

Elementary

Secondary and higher

144 (63.7%)

166 (60.4%)

39 (66.1%)

82 (36.3%)

109 (39.6%)

20 (33.9%)

226 (40.4%)

275 (49.1%)

59 (10.5%)

0.608

Age group

5 - 11 years

12 - 14 years

207 (63.3%)

142 (60.9%)

120 (36.7%)

91 (39.1%)

327 (58.4%)

233 (41.6%)

0.570

Food composition level

Low

Acceptable

274 (62.4%)

75 (62.0%)

165 (37.6%)

46 (38.0%)

439 (78.4%)

121 (21.6%)

0.931

Student status

Living with parents

Children in care

310 (61.9%)

39 (66.1%)

191 (38.1%)

20 (33.9%)

501 (89.5%)

59 (10.5%)

0.526

Dietary diversity score class

≤ 4

= 5

≥ 6

56 (100%)

265 (100%)

28 (11.7%)

0 (0%)

211 (88.3%)

56 (10%)

265 (47.3%)

239 (42.7%)

0.000*

Family meal diversity class

≤ 4

= 5

≥ 6

290 (83.6%)

34 (26.2%)

25 (30.1%)

57 (16.4%)

96 (73.8%)

58 (69.9%)

347 (62.0%)

130 (23.2%)

83 (14.8%)

0.000*

Diversity class for school canteen meals

≤ 4

= 5

≥ 6

339 (67.4%)

2 (7.7%)

8 (25.8%)

164 (32.6%)

24 (92.3%)

23 (74.2%)

503 (89.8%)

26 (4.6%)

31 (5.5%)

0.000*

Total

349 (62.3%)

211 (37.7%)

560 (100%)

*Value of p < 0.25: Variables candidate for logistic regression