Table 5.

Bivariate and multivariable generalized linear mixed models of food contamination risk factors and enteric pathogen diversity in infant weaning foods.

Variable	Median (Range) Pathogen Types	Bivariate RR (95% CI)	p-Value	Multivariable RR (95% CI)	p-Value
Food
Porridge	1 (5)	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Milk	3 (9)	2.35 (1.67–3.29)	<0.001	2.35 (1.67–3.29)	<0.001
Non-milk/porridge	1 (5)	0.76 (0.50–1.12)	0.21	0.76 (0.50–1.12)	0.21
Container Type
Covered	2.5 (9)	1.67 (0.92–3.00)	0.09
Thermos	1 (5)	1.59 (0.82–3.07)	0.17
Bottle/feeder/jug	1 (4)	1.41 (0.74–2.68)	0.29
Fresh	1 (3)	0.93 (0.43–2.03)	0.86
Uncovered	2 (5)	Ref	Ref
Owning Animals
Yes	1 (9)	1.29 (0.94–1.78)	0.12
No	1 (5)	Ref	Ref
Keeping Animals Inside
Yes	1 (9)	1.09 (0.76–1.57)	0.62
No	1 (5)	Ref	Ref
Missing	Missing	Missing (Missing)
Sharing Containers
Yes	1 (9)	0.66 (0.46–0.96)	0.03
No	1 (5)	Ref	Ref
Floor Permeability in Preparation Area
Permeable	2 (5)	0.95 (0.63–1.42)	0.8
Non-permeable	1 (9)	Ref	Ref
Flies in Preparation Area
Yes	1 (5)	0.93 (0.64–1.35)	0.7
No	1 (9)	Ref	Ref
Missing	Missing	Missing (Missing)
Feces in Preparation Area
Yes	1 (4)	0.68 (0.33–1.41)	0.3
No	1 (9)	Ref	Ref
Handwash Station in Preparation Area
Yes	1.5 (4)	1.29 (0.88–1.91)	0.19
No	1 (9)	Ref	Ref
Floor Permeability in Feeding Area
Permeable	2 (5)	0.99 (0.64–1.51)	0.96
Non-permeable	1 (9)	Ref	Ref
Flies in Feeding Area
Yes	1 (9)	1.13 (0.73–1.75)	0.58
No	1 (5)	Ref	Ref
Missing	Missing	Missing (Missing)
Feces in Feeding Area
Yes	1 (4)	1.31 (0.70–2.43)	0.39
No	1 (9)	Ref	Ref
Handwash Station in Feeding Area
Yes	1 (5)	1.27 (0.80–2.00)	0.32
No	1 (9)	Ref	Ref

RR: risk ratio; CI: confidence interval; Ref: reference.