Table 3.

Results from partial proportional odds model (POM) using child dietary diversity score with three ordered categories, KA-HDSS, Tigray, northern Ethiopia (n = 1, 525).

Variables	Categories	High CDDS vs (low and medium CDDS)		High and medium CDDS vs (low CDDS)
		Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value
Household size		1.05 (0.96, 1.13)	0.297	1.05 (0.96, 1.13)	0.297
Maternal health-seeking practice	poor practice	1.00		1.00
	Good practice	1.07 (0.78, 1.45)	0.678	1.07 (0.78, 1.45)	0.678
Household head occupation	Farmer
	Daily laborer	0.77 (0.46, 1.30)	0.330	0.77 (0.46, 1.30)	0.330
	Govt. employee and all others	0.88 (0.47, 1.67)	0.704	0.88 (0.47, 1.67)	0.704
Wealth status	Poorest	1.00		1.00
	Poor	1.09 (0.64, 1.86)	0.759	1.09 (0.64, 1.86)	0.759
	Medium	1.49 (0.90, 2.46)	0.124	1.49 (0.90, 2.46)	0.124
	Wealthy	3.06 (1.88, 4.99)	<0.001	3.06 (1.88, 4.99)	<0.001
	Wealthiest	2.57 (1.53, 4.31)	<0.001	2.57 (1.53, 4.31)	<0.001
History of adult death	No history of adult death	1.00		1.00
	Death from chronic diseases	1.08 (0.51, 2.27)	0.841	1.08 (0.51, 2.27)	0.841
	Death from acute, external and other causes	1.20 (0.54, 2.65)	0.662	1.20 (0.54, 2.65)	0.662
Geographic location*	Low/midland	1.00		1.00
	Highland	0.23 (0.10, 0.57)	0.002	1.17 (0.74, 1.84)	0.510
Farmland size	≤2 ha	1.00		1.00
	>2 ha	1.28 (0.91, 1.80)	0.151	1.28 (0.91, 1.80)	0.151
Variety crop production (yes)#highland geographic location		2.92 (1.75, 4.85)	<0.001	2.92 (1.75, 4.85)	<0.001
Marital status of household head	Married	1.00		1.00
	Not in marital relationship	0.59 (0.33, 1.06)	0.078	0.59 (0.33, 1.06)	0.078

*Gamma_2 value is significant (p < 0.001) for the variable ‘Geographic location’; it violates the parallel-lines assumption of the POM