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. 2018 Jul 12;14(Suppl 4):e12624. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12624

Table 2.

Independent predictors of meeting complementary feeding practice [OR(95%CI)] using multivariable multilevel logistic regression analysis

Intro MMF MDD MAD
Estimate P value Estimate P value Estimate P value Estimate P value
OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI)
N 1,402 7,693 4,543 4,498
Year
2004 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
2007 1.06 (0.72, 1.58) .76 1.96 (1.60, 2.39) ***
2011 0.68 (0.47, 1.00) * 0.75 (0.63, 0.89) ** 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
2014 0.75 (0.51, 1.11) .15 0.74 (0.62, 0.89) ** 1.12 (0.96, 1.31) 0.16 1.19 (1.01, 1.39) *
Child characteristics
Age (months)
6–11 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
12–17 2.11 (1.86, 2.39) *** 2.89 (2.38, 3.50) *** 2.82 (2.30, 3.45) ***
18–23 3.42 (2.96, 3.95) *** 4.63 (3.81, 5.64) *** 3.90 (3.17, 4.79) ***
Birth order
Firstborn 0.85 (0.63, 1.15) .29 1.13 (0.97, 1.31) .12 1.33 (1.14, 1.56) *** 1.36 (1.15, 1.61) ***
Second to fourth 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Fifth and more 0.91 (0.57, 1.44) .69 0.92 (0.74, 1.14) .45 1.05 (0.75, 1.47) .77 1.17 (0.82, 1.66) .38
Birth interval (month)
No previous birth
<24 1.25 (1.02, 1.54) * 1.28 (0.95, 1.72) .10 1.50 (1.10, 2.03) **
≥24 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Age‐appropriate vaccination
None 0.98 (0.52, 1.85) .95 0.93 (0.67, 1.30) .69 0.91 (0.51, 1.62) .76 0.76 (0.40, 1.45) .41
Some 0.78 (0.58, 1.06) .11 0.90 (0.78, 1.03) .14 0.89 (0.72, 1.11) .31 0.87 (0.69, 1.10) .26
Complete 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Maternal characteristics
Age (years)
15–24 1.02 (0.87, 1.20) .82
25–34 1.00 (Referent)
35–49 1.16 (0.96, 1.40) .13
BMI (kg/m2)
<18.5 1.23 (0.93, 1.63) .14 1.12 (0.99, 1.26) .07 0.94 (0.79, 1.11) .46 0.99 (0.82, 1.18) .88
18.5–24.9 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
≥25 0.66 (0.41, 1.08) .10 0.95 (0.77, 1.17) .63 1.15 (0.92, 1.44) .23 1.15 (0.91, 1.45) .23
Reproductive health care
Type of delivery assistance
Health professional 1.27 (0.90, 1.79) .17 0.94 (0.81, 1.10) .45 0.83 (0.69, 1.00) .05 0.83 (0.69, 1.01) .07
Traditional birth attendant 1.25 (0.79, 2.00) .34 1.00 (0.82, 1.23) .98 0.83 (0.64, 1.08) .18 0.88 (0.67, 1.16) .38
Other 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Antenatal clinic visits
None 0.71 (0.52, 0.98) * 0.81 (0.70, 0.93) ** 0.97 (0.78, 1.19) .75 0.98 (0.79, 1.23) .88
1–3 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
≥4 1.05 (0.75, 1.47) .79 1.05 (0.90, 1.21) .54 1.22 (1.02, 1.45) * 1.16 (0.97, 1.39) .10
Education
No education 0.68 (0.46, 1.03) .07 0.71 (0.59, 0.86) *** 0.54 (0.40, 0.73) *** 0.57 (0.41, 0.78) **
Primary 0.89 (0.64, 1.24) .49 0.74 (0.64, 0.85) *** 0.71 (0.58, 0.86) ** 0.79 (0.65, 0.97) *
Secondary or higher 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Paternal characteristics
Age (years)
<31 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
≥31 0.98 (0.74, 1.32) .92 1.17 (1.02, 1.33) *
Education
No education 0.86 (0.59, 1.24) .41 0.92 (0.78, 1.09) .32 0.76 (0.59, 0.96) * 0.74 (0.57, 0.95) *
Primary 1.29 (0.92, 1.80) .14 1.03 (0.89, 1.19) .70 0.87 (0.73, 1.05) .16 0.87 (0.71, 1.05) .15
Secondary or higher 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Household characteristics
Household wealth
Richest 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Richer 0.87 (0.57, 1.34) .54 0.95 (0.79, 1.15) .60 0.92 (0.74, 1.15) .47 0.95 (0.75, 1.20) .66
Middle 1.16 (0.74, 1.82) .52 0.95 (0.78, 1.17) .65 0.67 (0.52, 0.86) ** 0.72 (0.56, 0.94) *
Poorer 0.84 (0.53, 1.36) .48 0.83 (0.67, 1.03) .09 0.57 (0.43, 0.76) *** 0.58 (0.43, 0.78) ***
Poorest 0.95 (0.57, 1.57) .84 0.91 (0.73, 1.14) .43 0.52 (0.38, 0.71) *** 0.55 (0.40, 0.76) ***
Community characteristics
Geographical region
Barisal 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Chittagong 0.65 (0.42, 1.02) .06 0.69 (0.56, 0.86) ** 0.81 (0.61, 1.08) .16 0.81 (0.60, 1.10) .18
Dhaka 1.28 (0.80, 2.05) .31 1.10 (0.88, 1.38) .41 0.95 (0.71, 1.28) .75 1.14 (0.84, 1.54) .39
Khulna 1.55 (0.87, 2.73) .13 1.94 (1.49, 2.53) *** 1.21 (0.89, 1.66) .23 1.49 (1.08, 2.06) *
Rajshahi 2.04 (1.25, 3.33) ** 1.43 (1.15, 1.79) ** 1.24 (0.95, 1.63) .12 1.38 (1.04, 1.83) *
Sylhet 0.90 (0.55, 1.48) .69 0.76 (0.60, 0.96) * 0.72 (0.52, 0.99) * 0.68 (0.48, 0.95) *
Rank of access to health care
Highest (best access) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent) 1.00 (Referent)
Higher 0.80 (0.50, 1.29) .36 0.97 (0.78, 1.20) .76 0.88 (0.69, 1.13) .33 0.91 (0.71, 1.18) .48
Medium 0.71 (0.44, 1.15) .17 0.96 (0.78, 1.19) .73 0.88 (0.68, 1.13) .32 0.88 (0.68, 1.14) .35
Lower 0.72 (0.44, 1.17) .18 0.97 (0.78, 1.20) .76 0.91 (0.70, 1.20) .52 0.96 (0.73, 1.26) .76
Lowest (worse access) 0.56 (0.33, 0.94) * 0.89 (0.70, 1.12) .32 1.14 (0.85, 1.54) .37 1.14 (0.84, 1.55) .40

Note. Intro = introduction of solid, semi‐solid, and soft foods; MMF = minimum meal frequency; MDD = minimum dietary diversity; MAD = minimum acceptable diet; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001.