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. 2019 Dec 12;16(2):e12926. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12926

Table 2.

Factors associated with minimum dietary diversity in Ethiopia, 2005–2016

Variable 2005 2011 2016 2005–2016 2005–2016 p for trend
n (%) OR (95% CI) n (%) OR (95% CI) n (%) OR (95% CI) n (%) OR (95% CI)

% point change

(95% CI)

Socioeconomic factors
Maternal education
No schooling 96 (4.3) 1.00 45 (2.2) 1.00 189 (10.4) 1.00 330 (5.5) 1.00 6.1 [3.1, 9.1] .078
Primary school 57 (11.3) 1.48 [0.88, 2.49] 69 (8.3) 1.84 [1.16, 2.92] 131 (14.1) 1.06 [0.77, 1.46] 256 (11.3) 1.42 [1.14, 1.77] 2.7 [−2.4, 7.9] .320
Secondary and higher 27 (19.7) 1.57 [0.76, 3.24] 28 (21.7) 1.91 [0.94, 3.87] 82 (33.3) 1.71 [1.03, 2.85] 137 (26.8) 1.77 [1.27, 2.49] 13.7 [3.1, 24.3] .002
Maternal occupation
No occupation 122 (6.1) 1.00 59 (4.1) 1.00 212 (12.1) 1.00 393 (7.6) 1.00 6.0 [2.8, 9.1] .004
Formal occupation 29 (12.7) 1.26 [0.74, 2.15] 39 (7.4) 1.47 [0.99, 2.20] 112 (23.7) 1.15 [0.79, 1.69] 180 (14.7) 1.23 [0.98, 1.56] 11.0 [3.0, 18.9] .176
Informal occupation 29 (4.5) 1.01 [0.59, 1.75] 43 (4.4) 1.59 [0.97, 2.61] 78 (10.3) 1.36 [0.92, 2.01] 150 (6.4) 1.33 [1.03, 1.71] 5.8 [12.9, 10.3] .777
Partner education
No schooling 65 (4.1) 1.00 32 (2.3) 1.00 106 (8.6) 1.00 233 (5.3) 1.00 5.4 [2.2, 8.5] .097
Primary school 58 (6.2) 1.52 [0.93, 2.48] 71 (5.7) 1.09 [0.69, 1.72] 172 (14.8) 1.37 [0.95, 1.97] 301 (9.0) 1.29 [1.02, 1.64] 8.6 [3.7, 13.4] .151
Secondary and higher 56 (17.6) 1.64 [0.88,3.04] 35 (13.8) 1.52 [0.84, 2.72] 98 (24.1) 1.83 [1.23, 2.73] 189 (19.3) 1.65 [1.24, 2.19] 6.5 [−1.5, 14.5] .002
Household wealth status
Poor 50 (4.0) 1.00 40 (3.0) 1.00 120 (9.1) 1.00 211 (5.4) 1.00 5.0 [1.8, 8.3] .567
Middle 28 (4.4) 1.06 [0.53, 2.12] 16 (2.7) 1.14 [0.57, 2.30] 81 (12.3) 1.73 [1.09, 2.77] 124 (6.6) 1.43 [1.03, 1.98] 7.9 [3.3, 12.5] .046
Rich 102 (10.3) 1.46 [0.84, 2.52] 85 (8.4) 1.04 [0.54, 2.00] 201 (20.0) 1.78 [1.13, 2.79] 388 (12.9) 1.51 [1.11, 2.05] 9.6 [4.4, 14.8] .003
Demographic factors
Maternal age
15–24 years 57 (6.9) 1.00 49 (5.7) 1.00 105 (12.5) 1.00 210 (8.3) 1.00 5.6 [1.4, 9.8] .343
25–34 years 94 (6.8) 1.15 [0.72, 1.83] 77 (5.1) 1.20 [0.78, 1.84] 232 (15.1) 1.01 [0.69, 1.46] 403 (9.1) 1.12 [0.89, 1.41] 8.3 [4.4, 12.3] .035
35–49 years 29 (4.5) 0.77 [0.38, 1.60] 15 (2.4) 1.11 [0.53, 2.31] 65 (10.7) 0.97 [0.58, 1.62] 109 (5.9) 0.99 [0.70, 1.38] 6.2 [1.6, 10.8] .015
Listening to radio
No 73 (4.0) 1.00 33 (2.2) 1.00 220 (10.2) 1.00 327 (5.9) 1.00 6.2 [3.6, 8.8] .346
Yes 107 (10.5) 1.58 [0.96, 2.60] 108 (7.5) 1.37 [0.92, 2.03] 182 (22.3) 1.65 [1.18,2.29] 396 (12.1) 1.30 [1.05, 1.62] 11.8 [6.4, 17.2] .002
Reading newspaper/magazine
No 146 (5.5) 1.00 104 (3.9) 1.00 323 (11.6) 1.00 573 (7.0) 1.00 6.2 [3.5, 8.8] .032
Yes 34 (18.5) 1.52 [0.81, 2.83] 37 (15.3) 1.32 [0.79, 2.19] 79 (36.9) 1.35 [0.87, 2.11] 150 (23.5) 1.27 [0.97, 1.66] 18.4 [6.3, 30.4] .009
Watching TV
No 131 (5.1) 1.00 39 (2.0) 1.00 263 (10.8) 1.00 433 (6.2) 1.00 5.7 [3.1, 8.3] .126
Yes 49 (18.0) 2.00 [1.03, 3.88] 101 (10.3) 1.85 [1.17, 2.93] 139 (25.5) 0.97 [0.63, 1.50] 290 (16.1) 1.28 [0.98, 1.66] 7.5 [−1.9, 16.9] .002
Desire for the pregnancy
Desired the pregnancy 165 (7.0) 1.00 135 (5.1) 1.00 356 (13.0) 1.00 656 (8.5) 1.00 6.1 [3.2, 8.9] .007
Not desired the pregnancy 15 (3.0) 1.12 [0.68, 1.83] 6 (2.0) 0.36 [0.13, 1.00] 46 (18.0) 1.52 [0.82, 2.81] 67 (6.4) 0.96 [0.69, 1.34] 14.9 [6.9, 23.0] .163
Health service factors
Antenatal visit
None 110 (5.4) 1.00 42 (2.5) 1.00 125 (12.2) 1.00 277 (5.8) 1.00 6.8 [2.7, 10.9] .569
1–3 18 (3.9) 0.73 [0.39, 1.36] 46 (6.4) 1.64 [0.96, 2.78] 101 (11.1) 1.13 [0.73, 1.75] 165 (7.9) 1.29 [0.98, 1.68] 7.1 [3.1, 11.2] .002
4+ 52 (14.3) 1.34 [0.72, 2.47] 53 (10.0) 2.21 [1.24, 3.95] 173 (16.8) 1.11 [0.71, 1.75] 278 (14.4) 1.56 [1.18, 2.07] 2.5 [−3.8, 8.7] .057
Postnatal check‐up
No 149 (5.5) 1.00 134 (4.7) 1.00 360 (13.1) 1.00 643 (7.7) 1.00 7.6 [4.8, 10.4] .005
Yes 31 (19.2) 1.53 [0.81, 2.89] 7 (7.6) 1.86 [0.92, 3.77] 42 (17.3) 0.86 [0.55, 1.35] 80 (16.1) 1.12 [0.85, 1.48] −1.9 [−12.1, 8.3] .099
Community‐level factors
Place of residence
Urban 46 (21.2) 1.00 48 (12.0) 1.00 109 (30.1) 1.00 204 (20.7) 1.00 8.9 [−1.9, 19.7] <.001
Rural 134 (50.1) 1.11 [0.50, 2.47] 92 (3.6) 0.76 [0.42, 1.38] 293 (11.2) 0.73 [0.45, 1.20] 519 (6.6) 0.91 [0.65, 1.27] 6.1 [3.4, 8.8] .278
Region of residence
Large central 164 (6.2) 1.00 124 (4.6) 1.00 352 (13.0) 1.00 639 (7.9) 1.00 6.8 [3.8, 9.9] .217
Small peripheral 5 (3.1) 1.07 [0.60, 1.90] 7 (4.7) 1.54 [0.96, 2.46] 13 (7.1) 1.08 [0.72, 1.63] 25 (5.1) 1.13 [0.87, 1.47] 3.9 [0.9, 7.0] .583
Metropolis 11 (18.6) 0.95 [0.51, 1.75] 10 (12.1) 1.09 [0.67, 1.76] 37 (37.3) 1.54 [1.03, 2.31] 58 (23.9) 1.10 [0.85, 1.42] 18.6 [6.7, 30.6] .001

Note. n (%): weighted count and proportion for each outcome variable by study factors; % point change indicates percentage point changes from 2005 to 2016.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence; OR, odds ratio.

ORs of socioeconomic factors were adjusted for demographic, health service, and community‐level factors.

ORs of demographic factors were adjusted for socioeconomic, health service, and community‐level factors.

ORs of health service factors were adjusted for socioeconomic, demographic, and community‐level factors.

ORs of community‐level factors were adjusted for socioeconomic, demographic, and health service factors.