Table 3.
Factors associated with adequate dietary diversity among adolescent girls in Dabat HDSS site, northwest Ethiopia, 2016
| Variables | Response | Dietary diversity | COR 95% CI | AOR 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate | Inadequate | ||||
| Food in security | In secured | 44 | 344 | 1 | 1 |
| Secured | 181 | 981 | 1.442 (1.015, 2.050) | 1.470 (1.033, 2.092)* | |
| Adolescent occupation | Farmer | 10 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| Student | 204 | 1179 | 0.813 (0.404, 1.635) | 0.774 (0.381, 1.574) | |
| Own business | 11 | 99 | 0.522 (0.207, 1.316) | 0.604 (0.236, 1.541) | |
| Age of adolescents | Early (10–14) | 157 | 829 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle (15–17) | 62 | 440 | 0.744 (0.543, 1.020) | 1.410 (0.569, 3.498) | |
| Late (17–18) | 6 | 56 | 0.566 (0.240, 1.336) | 1.116 (0.448, 2.779) | |
| Adolescent educational status/level | Unable to read and write | 10 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
| Read and write | 5 | 33 | 0.909 (0.287, 2.884) | 0.899 (0.282, 2.867) | |
| Elementary school | 205 | 1161 | 1.059 (0.534, 2.103) | 1.057 (0.531, 2.108) | |
| Secondary and above | 5 | 71 | 0.423 (0.137, 1.304) | 0.522 (0.164, 1.662) | |
* p value < 0.05