Table 6.
Predictors of recent micronutrient powder intake (any micronutrient powder intake during the 2 weeks preceding the survey) among children 12–23 months, micronutrient powder and infant and young child feeding intervention Endline survey, Amuria District, Uganda 2016 (N = 683) a
| Adjusted odds ratio | 95% CI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received MNP ration card | 2.86 | [1.34, 6.09] | 0.008 |
| Ever heard radio jingle about MNP | 1.40 | [1.01, 1.94] | 0.04 |
| Easy or very easy to obtain MNP | 1.55 | [1.00, 2.42] | 0.05 |
| Child likes to consume foods mixed with MNP or is neutral | 1.90 | [1.13, 3.22] | 0.02 |
| Observed ≥1 positive effect of MNP in child | 2.18 | [0.79, 6.03] | 0.1 |
| Reported ≥difficulties in ensuring child consumed MNP | 0.88 | [0.61, 1.27] | 0.5 |
| Can describe MNP and name ≥1 potential benefit of consumption | 1.38 | [0.50, 3.82] | 0.5 |
| Knows how to correctly prepare and serve MNP b | 1.88 | [1.04, 3.39] | 0.04 |
| Child consumed minimum meal frequency c | 1.40 | [0.93, 2.09] | 0.1 |
| Poorest household wealth tertile (vs. richest) | 0.91 | [0.66, 1.24] | 0.5 |
| Middle household wealth tertile (vs. richest) | 0.70 | [0.51, 0.95] | 0.02 |
| Caregiver education (less than primary vs. higher) | 0.85 | [0.53, 1.38] | 0.5 |
Estimates are adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from logistic regression, accounting for complex sampling design. Recent MNP intake defined as reporting any consumption of MNP during the 2 weeks preceding the survey. Models included all predictor variables where P < 0.05 in bivariate analyses and additionally controlled for household wealth tertile and caregiver education.
Knowledge of preparation of MNP defined as caregiver correctly answering all questions about MNP preparation including dosing, mixing MNP in soft, semi‐solid, or solid foods, not adding MNP to hot or cooking food, and serving food mixed with MNP within 30 min of preparation.
Minimum meal frequency: child received solid, semi‐solid, or soft foods the minimum number of times or more the previous day (≥3 times for breastfed children 9–23 months and ≥4 times including milk feeds for nonbreastfed children 6–23 months; WHO, 2010).