Table 3.
Backward multivariable logistic regression used to identify predictors of complementary feeding practices (MDD and MMF) in children 6–23 months at Wolaita Sodo town, Ethiopia, in 2015 with 95% of confidence interval
| Variables | Meet MDD (n = 611) | Meet MMF (n = 611) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | COR | AOR | n | COR | AOR | |
| Household head | ||||||
| Male | 154 | 0.8(0.4–1.6) | a | 391 | 0.8(0.4–1.6) | a |
| Female | 13 | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Maternal age | ||||||
| ≤24 years | 54 | 1.5(0.8–2.7) | a | 132 | 0.8(0.5–1.5) | a |
| 25–30 years | 94 | 1.4(0.7–2.4) | 223 | 0.6(0.4–1.1) | ||
| ≥31 years | 19 | 1 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 13 | 1.7(0.8–3.5) | a | 26 | 1.5(0.7–3.4) | a |
| Married | 154 | 1 | 395 | 1 | ||
| House hold head occupation | ||||||
| House wife | 12 | 2.4(1.1–5.3) | 2.3(1.01–5.4) | 25 | 2.1(0.8–5.8) | 2.0(0.7–5.6) |
| Government employee | 31 | 3.3(2.1–5.2) | 3.7(2.3–5.9) | 112 | 0.7(0.4–0.9) | 0.6(0.4–0.9) |
| Daily worker | 69 | 0.7(0.4–1.2) | 0.7(0.4–1.2) | 107 | 1.2(0.8–1.9) | 1.3(0.8–2.2) |
| Private worker | 55 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 1 | 1 |
| Maternal occupation | ||||||
| House wife | 120 | 1.6(0.9–2.6) | 276 | 1.1(0.7–1.7) | ||
| Government employee | 21 | 1.1(0.6–2.1) | a | 62 | 1.0(0.6–1.8) | a |
| Private worker | 26 | 1 | 83 | 1 | ||
| Maternal education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 32 | 0.9(0.6–1.4) | 1.5(0.6–2.7) | 45 | 0.8(0.4–1.4) | 0.5(0.2–0.9) |
| Up to grade 10 | 94 | 2.3(1.3–4.4) | 0.7(0.4–1.1) | 265 | 0.9(0.6–1.5) | 0.8(0.5–1.2) |
| Above grade 10 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 1 | 1 |
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Poor | 121 | 1.3(0.7–2.0) | 308 | 1.5(0.9–2.3) | ||
| Middle | 21 | 1.3(0.6–2.6) | a | 47 | 1.1(0.6–2.1) | a |
| Rich | 25 | 1 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Child sex | ||||||
| Male | 94 | 1 | a | 229 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 73 | 1.1(0.7–1.5) | 192 | 1.5(1.1–2.1) | 1.5(1.02–2.1) | |
| Child age (months) | ||||||
| 6–8 | 57 | 3.6(2.1–6.1) | 5.2(2.9–9.1) | 73 | 0.6(0.4–1.0) | 0.6(0.3–1.02) |
| 9–11 | 34 | 1.4(0.8–2.4) | 1.8(1.01–3.3) | 74 | 0.6(0.3–0.9) | 0.5(0.3–0.9) |
| 12–17 | 39 | 0.7(0.5–1.3) | 0.9(0.6–1.7) | 149 | 0.7(0.5–1.2) | 0.7(0.5–1.2) |
| 18–23 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 1 | 1 |
| ANC follow-up | ||||||
| Yes | 160 | 0.5(0.2–1.3) | a | 408 | 0.5(0.1–1.8) | a |
| No | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Place of delivery | ||||||
| Home delivery | 15 | 1 | a | 26 | 1 | a |
| Health facilities | 152 | 0.5(0.3–1.0) | 395 | 0.9(0.4–1.9) | ||
The italic values show statistically significant variables
COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, MDD minimum dietary diversity, MMF minimum meal frequency
aVariables in the model not reached final step