TABLE 4.
Associations between male household head exposure to Suaahara II and infant and young child feeding practices, in households with exposed mothers
| Minimum dietary diversity (6–23.9 months) | Minimum acceptable diet (6–23.9 months) | Sick child feeding (0–23.9 months) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Male head of household | (N = 496) | (N = 496) | (N = 259) | ||||||
| Any Suaahara exposure | 1.21 | 0.76–1.92 | 0.419 | 1.02 | 0.69–1.52 | 0.917 | 2.90 | 1.57–5.34 | 0.001 |
| Male household head age (range: 18–84) | 1.00 | 0.97–1.04 | 0.848 | 1.00 | 0.97–1.03 | 0.843 | 1.04 | 0.97–1.10 | 0.244 |
| Male household head education (range: 0–13) | 1.06 | 0.99–1.14 | 0.090 | 1.04 | 0.98–1.10 | 0.236 | 0.93 | 0.84–1.03 | 0.144 |
| Maternal age (range: 15–49) | 1.00 | 0.95–1.05 | 0.909 | 0.99 | 0.94–1.03 | 0.587 | 0.92 | 0.84–1.00 | 0.051 |
| Maternal education (range: 0–13) | 0.99 | 0.97–1.00 | 0.038 | 0.99 | 0.97–1.00 | 0.081 | 0.99 | 0.98–1.00 | 0.169 |
| Father is male household head | 0.75 | 0.30–1.85 | 0.530 | 0.78 | 0.32–1.88 | 0.573 | 3.89 | 0.61–24.75 | 0.151 |
| Child age group (ref: 0–5.9 months) | |||||||||
| 6–11.9 months | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 0.67 | 0.31–1.44 | 0.306 |
| 12–17.9 months | 2.49 | 1.51–4.10 | <0.001 | 2.63 | 1.65–4.18 | <0.001 | 1.23 | 0.60–2.55 | 0.573 |
| 18–23.9 months | 2.26 | 1.36–3.74 | 0.002 | 1.11 | 0.69–1.79 | 0.656 | 0.42 | 0.18–0.95 | 0.038 |
| Child sex (male) | 1.11 | 0.77–1.60 | 0.585 | 1.06 | 0.73–1.53 | 0.755 | 1.55 | 0.86–2.81 | 0.148 |
| Wellness: No sickness in last 2 weeks | 1.53 | 1.03–2.26 | 0.034 | 1.40 | 0.95–2.05 | 0.089 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Only 1 child <5 years of age | 1.46 | 0.93–2.30 | 0.098 | 1.16 | 0.75–1.79 | 0.518 | 1.09 | 0.53–2.23 | 0.818 |
| Household agroecological zone (ref: Hills) | |||||||||
| Mountains | 1.41 | 0.80–2.48 | 0.239 | 1.75 | 1.00–3.04 | 0.049 | 1.68 | 0.73–3.90 | 0.224 |
| Terai | 0.53 | 0.30–0.95 | 0.034 | 0.85 | 0.48–1.50 | 0.578 | 0.79 | 0.36–1.73 | 0.557 |
| Disadvantaged/remote community | 0.69 | 0.42–1.15 | 0.155 | 0.86 | 0.51–1.43 | 0.553 | 0.71 | 0.35–1.43 | 0.339 |
| Caste/ethnicity: Brahmin/Chhetri | 1.56 | 0.98–2.50 | 0.063 | 1.26 | 0.81–1.96 | 0.300 | 0.98 | 0.54–1.80 | 0.959 |
| Household owns a radio | 1.17 | 0.76–1.82 | 0.469 | 1.31 | 0.87–1.98 | 0.197 | 0.87 | 0.51–1.49 | 0.623 |
| Household equity quintile (ref: lowest) | |||||||||
| Second lowest | 1.65 | 0.86–3.13 | 0.129 | 1.49 | 0.81–2.75 | 0.199 | 1.41 | 0.49–4.02 | 0.526 |
| Middle | 1.70 | 0.91–3.14 | 0.093 | 1.40 | 0.74–2.63 | 0.303 | 1.11 | 0.39–3.11 | 0.846 |
| Second highest/highest | 1.65 | 0.91–2.99 | 0.100 | 1.22 | 0.68–2.19 | 0.501 | 2.34 | 0.84–6.50 | 0.103 |