Table 3.

Predictors of practice of nutrition interventions—unadjusted models (coefficients represent marginal effects, weighted)

	Early breast feeding	Dietary diversity	Full vaccination	Iodine supplement	Vitamin A supplement	Iron supplement	Deworming	Clean cooking fuel	Improved sanitation	Improved water
Child characteristics
Child is male	−0.010** (0.004)	−0.003 (0.003)	0.001 (0.002)	−0.005 (0.004)	0.001 (0.004)	−0.002 (0.003)	0.004 (0.004)	−0.000 (0.003)	−0.002 (0.002)	−0.002 (0.002)
Child’s age in months	0.000*** (0.000)	0.001*** (0.000)	−0.005*** (0.000)	−0.000 (0.000)	0.003*** (0.000)	0.000*** (0.000)	0.005*** (0.000)	0.000 (0.000)	0.000** (0.000)	0.000** (0.000)
Fever within past 2 weeks	−0.056*** (0.006)	0.010*** (0.004)	0.013*** (0.003)	−0.008* (0.005)	0.029*** (0.005)	0.035*** (0.005)	0.063*** (0.006)	−0.017*** (0.004)	−0.023*** (0.003)	−0.023*** (0.003)
Diarrhoea within past 2 weeks	−0.064*** (0.007)	0.009** (0.004)	0.015*** (0.003)	−0.003 (0.005)	0.007 (0.006)	0.016*** (0.005)	0.020*** (0.007)	−0.026*** (0.004)	−0.025*** (0.004)	−0.025*** (0.004)
Child is second born	0.020*** (0.005)	0.005 (0.003)	0.013*** (0.003)	−0.005 (0.005)	0.018***(0.004)	0.014*** (0.003)	0.019*** (0.005)	0.022*** (0.003)	0.021*** (0.003)	0.021*** (0.003)
Child is third born	0.012** (0.006)	0.006 (0.004)	−0.001 (0.003)	0.000 (0.004)	0.016*** (0.005)	0.013*** (0.003)	0.014** (0.005)	0.010*** (0.004)	0.011*** (0.003)	0.011*** (0.003)
Child is fourth born or above	0.012** (0.005)	−0.016*** (0.004)	−0.023*** (0.002)	0.005 (0.004)	−0.025*** (0.004)	−0.025*** (0.003)	−0.030*** (0.005)	−0.040*** (0.003)	−0.042*** (0.003)	−0.042***
Maternal characteristics
Low maternal BMI	−0.041*** (0.009)	−0.014** (0.007)	−0.017*** (0.003)	−0.015** (0.007)	−0.058*** (0.007)	−0.012* (0.007)	−0.059*** (0.008)	−0.032*** (0.004)	−0.051*** (0.005)	−0.051*** (0.005)
Mother’s age	0.002*** (0.000)	0.001*** (0.000)	−0.002*** (0.000)	0.001*** (0.000)	0.004*** (0.000)	0.001*** (0.000)	0.005*** (0.000)	0.001*** (0.000)	0.001*** (0.000)	0.001*** (0.000)
Mother’s age at first birth	0.003*** (0.001)	0.005*** (0.000)	0.005*** (0.000)	0.001 (0.001)	0.013*** (0.001)	0.006*** (0.000)	0.011*** (0.001)	0.010*** (0.001)	0.011*** (0.001)	0.011*** (0.001)
Mother has primary/incomplete secondary education	0.040*** (0.007)	0.037*** (0.005)	0.044*** (0.003)	0.002 (0.007)	0.104*** (0.006)	0.058*** (0.005)	0.092*** (0.007)	0.046*** (0.005)	0.075*** (0.005)	0.075*** (0.005)
Mother has secondary or higher education	0.059*** (0.011)	0.131*** (0.009)	0.112*** (0.006)	0.040*** (0.010)	0.254*** (0.012)	0.108*** (0.008)	0.222*** (0.008)	0.188*** (0.016)	0.276*** (0.014)	0.276*** (0.014)
Household characteristics
Second wealth quintile	−0.029*** (0.008)	−0.037*** (0.004)	−0.030*** (0.003)	−0.025*** (0.007)	−0.093*** (0.006)	−0.050*** (0.004)	−0.088*** (0.006)	−0.063*** (0.004)	−0.116*** (0.005)	−0.116*** (0.005)
Third wealth quintile	0.004 (0.007)	−0.023*** (0.004)	−0.003 (0.003)	−0.006 (0.007)	−0.028*** (0.006)	−0.008 (0.006)	−0.022*** (0.006)	−0.054*** (0.005)	−0.032*** (0.005)	−0.032*** (0.005)
Fourth wealth quintile	0.035*** (0.007)	0.026*** (0.005)	0.033*** (0.003)	0.029*** (0.007)	0.073*** (0.007)	0.037*** (0.006)	0.068*** (0.007)	0.018*** (0.005)	0.114*** (0.006)	0.114*** (0.006)
Fifth wealth quintile	0.057*** (0.008)	0.099*** (0.006)	0.063*** (0.004)	0.066*** (0.007)	0.187*** (0.008)	0.084*** (0.006)	0.165*** (0.007)	0.191*** (0.010)	0.351*** (0.009)	0.351*** (0.009)
Female household head	0.013 (0.010)	0.009 (0.008)	−0.004 (0.003)	−0.013*** (0.000)	0.035*** (0.008)	0.029*** (0.007)	0.042*** (0.009)	0.012** (0.006)	0.022*** (0.007)	0.022*** (0.007)
Urban location	0.042*** (0.007)	0.069*** (0.005)	0.050*** (0.003)	0.049*** (0.007)	0.135*** (0.007)	0.067*** (0.006)	0.134*** (0.007)	0.128*** (0.008)	0.263*** (0.007)	0.263*** (0.007)
Number of children in the household	0.001 (0.002)	−0.008*** (0.001)	−0.005*** (0.001)	0.013*** (0.002)	−0.018*** (0.002)	−0.012*** (0.001)	−0.022*** (0.002)	−0.013*** (0.001)	−0.007*** (0.001)	−0.007*** (0.001)
Christian (reference Muslim)	0.054*** (0.008)	0.051*** (0.004)	0.066*** (0.003)	−0.030*** (0.008)	0.177*** (0.008)	0.080*** (0.004)	0.173*** (0.006)	0.070*** (0.011)	0.044*** (0.008)	0.044*** (0.008)
Traditional religion	0.005 (0.014)	−0.036*** (0.006)	−0.036*** (0.005)	−0.016 (0.015)	−0.057*** (0.011)	−0.051*** (0.011)	−0.067*** (0.024)	−0.049*** (0.004)	−0.138*** (0.009)	−0.138*** (0.009)
Religion unknown or other	0.024 (0.015)	−0.005 (0.006)	−0.009* (0.005)	−0.013 (0.019)	−0.126*** (0.013)	−0.020 (0.013)	−0.044* (0.023)	−0.035*** (0.006)	0.013 (0.011)	0.013 (0.011)
Number of observations	237 660	201 105	320 706	122 581	258 470	163 146	165 377	240 622	320 706	320 706

Note: SEs are shown in parentheses. ***, ** and * indicate statistical significance at the 1%, 5% and 10% level.

BMI, body mass index.