Table 5.
The relationship of adherence to age-appropriate feeding practices and other determinants with child Weight-for-Height (WHZ).
| WHZ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 a | Model 2 b | Model 3 c | |||||||
| Full Adjusted Model | Total Number of Adherence to MDD or MMF (n = 1058; Observations = 5871) |
Total Number of Adherence to MAD (n = 1058; Observations = 5871) |
Total Number of Adherence to ADF (n = 1058; Observations = 5871) |
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| Fixed effects | Cof | 95 CI% | p-Value | Cof | 95 CI% | p-Value | Cof | 95 CI% | p-Value |
| Age (in month) | −0.05 | −0.06–−0.05 | <0.001 | −0.05 | −0.06–−0.04 | <0.001 | −0.05 | −0.06–−0.05 | <0.001 |
| Age2 (in months) | 0.001 | 0.0009–0.0013 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.0009–0.0013 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.0009–0.0013 | <0.001 |
| Total number of adherence to MDD (Never) | |||||||||
| 1 or 2 times | 0.05 | −0.04–0.13 | 0.318 | ||||||
| 3 or always | 0.19 | 0.08–0.30 | 0.001 | ||||||
| Total number of adherence to MMF(Never) | |||||||||
| 1 or 2 times | 0.20 | −0.07–0.47 | 0.155 | ||||||
| 3 or always | 0.07 | −0.20–0.34 | 0.634 | ||||||
| Total number of adherence to MAD (Never) | |||||||||
| 1 or 2 times | 0.05 | −0.03–0.13 | 0.215 | ||||||
| 3 or always | 0.16 | 0.05–0.27 | 0.005 | ||||||
| Total number of adherence to ADF(Never) | |||||||||
| 1 or 2 times | −0.02 | −0.10–0.06 | 0.632 | ||||||
| 3 or always | 0.01 | −0.13–0.14 | 0.928 | ||||||
| Maternal education (years) | 0.01 | −0.00–0.02 | 0.052 | 0.01 | 0.0002–0.02 | 0.045 | 0.01 | 0.001–0.02 | 0.030 |
| Wealth index | 0.07 | 0.047–0.100 | <0.001 | 0.08 | 0.05–0.10 | <0.001 | 0.08 | 0.05–0.10 | <0.001 |
| Random effects | |||||||||
| Variances of random intercept | 0.01 | 0.0009–0.04 | 0.006 | 0.001–0.04 | 0.01 | 0.001–0.04 | |||
| Variance of random slope | 0.002 | 0.001–0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001–0.002 | 0.002 | 0.001–0.002 | |||
| Variance of residuals | 0.55 | 0.53–0.58 | 0.56 | 0.53–0.58 | 0.56 | 0.53–0.58 | |||
| Log-likelihood | −7514.27 | −7521.16 | −7524.93 | ||||||
| LR test | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
a Model 1 presents linear mixed-effects model of the relationship between adherence to MDD or MMF and other determinants with WHZ. b Model 2 presents linear mixed-effects model of the relationship between adherence to MAD and other determinants with WHZ. c Model 3 presents linear mixed-effects model of the relationship between adherence to ADF and other determinants with WHZ. Age2 = Age square is added to the model since the relationship between age and WHZ is non-linear. p-Value is statistically significant at p < 0.05. MDD = minimum dietary diversity, MMF = minimum meal frequency; MAD = minimum acceptable diet; and ADF = age-appropriate daily feeding; Cof = coefficient; CI = confidence interval.