Table 3.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors on minimum dietary diversity practice.
| Predictor variables | MDD score | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
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| Yes | No | |||
| Child age (month) | ||||
| 6–11 | 21 (14) | 134 (86) | 1 | 1 |
| 12–23 | 97 (28) | 256 (72) | 2.42(1.44, 4.05)∗∗ | 2.99 (1.65, 5.42)∗∗ |
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| Current breastfeeding status | ||||
| No | 21 (39) | 33 (61) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 97 (21) | 357 (79) | 0.43 (0.24, 0.77)∗∗ | 0.62 (0.29, 1.31) |
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| Place of delivery | ||||
| Home | 5 (14) | 31 (86) | 1 | 1 |
| Health facility | 113 (24) | 359 (76) | 1.95 (0.74, 5.14) | 1.32 (0.42, 4.16) |
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| Marital status | ||||
| Not in union | 1 (5) | 21 (95) | 1 | 1 |
| In union | 117 (24) | 369 (76) | 6.66 (0.89, 50.04) | 2.10 (0.25, 17.82) |
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| Mothers' decision | ||||
| No | 1 (7) | 13 (93) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 117 (24) | 377 (76) | 4.03 (0.52, 31.17) | 3.01 (0.28, 32.52) |
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| Media exposure | ||||
| No | 14 (9) | 138 (90) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 104 (29) | 252 (71) | 4.07 (2.24, 7.38)∗∗ | 3.91 (1.97, 7.77)∗∗ |
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| Mother's education | ||||
| No education | 5 (8) | 56(92) | 1 | 1 |
| 1◦ education | 44 (18) | 201 (82) | 2.45 (0.93, 6.48) | 1.80 (0.60, 5.34) |
| 2◦ and above | 69 (34) | 133 (66) | 5.81 (2.22, 15.17)∗∗ | 3.21 (1.05, 9.85)∗ |
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| Maternal age | ||||
| 15–24 | 49 (29) | 118 (71) | 1 | 1 |
| 25–29 | 49 (25) | 150 (75) | 0.79 (0.49, 1.25) | 0.61 (0.34, 1.08) |
| ≥30 | 20 (14) | 122 (86) | 0.39 (0.22, 0.70)∗∗ | 0.44 (0.22, 0.87)∗ |
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| Knowledge on food diversification | ||||
| Do not know | 25 (9) | 259 (91) | 1 | 1 |
| Knows | 93 (42) | 131 (58) | 7.35 (4.51, 11.99)∗∗ | 8.50 (4.95, 14.58)∗∗ |
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| Father's education | ||||
| No education | 6 (13) | 39 (87) | 1 | 1 |
| 1◦ education | 43 (18) | 198 (82) | 1.41 (0.56, 3.54) | 0.52 (0.18, 1.52) |
| 2◦ and above | 69 (31) | 153 (69) | 2.93 (1.19, 7.25)∗ | 0.69 (0.23, 2.10) |
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| Father's occupation | ||||
| Daily laborer | 25 (14) | 154 (86) | 1 | 1 |
| Employed | 35 (36) | 62 (64) | 3.48 (1.92, 6.28)∗∗ | 2.14 (0.99, 4.59) |
| Merchants | 44 (26) | 123 (74) | 2.20 (1.28, 3.80)∗∗ | 2.27 (1.19, 4.33)∗ |
| Others | 14 (22) | 51 (79) | 1.69 (0.82, 3.50) | 2.41 (0.99,5.82) |
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| No of children <5 | ||||
| 1 | 70 (24) | 223 (76) | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 44 (24) | 137 (76) | 1.02 (0.66, 1.58) | 1.03 (0.56, 1.90) |
| 3 and above | 4 (12) | 30 (88) | 0.42 (0.14, 1.25) | 1.27 (0.36, 4.48) |
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| Family size | ||||
| Less than 5 | 74 (30) | 174 (70) | 1 | 1 |
| 5 or more | 44 (17) | 216 (83) | 0.48 (0.31, 0.73)∗∗ | 0.80 (0.45, 1.44) |
∗∗Statistically significant at P < 0.01. ∗Statistically significant at P < 0.05.