Table 5.
Linear regression of determinants of women dietary diversity among pregnant women.
Variable | B | SE | 95% CI | Partial correlation | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | −0.03 | 0.03 | −0.08–0.03 | −0.09 | 0.343 |
Employed | 0.02 | 0.56 | −1.09–1.12 | 0.00 | 0.975 |
Married | −0.48 | 0.28 | −1.02–0.07 | −0.16 | 0.895 |
Parity | 0.15 | 0.18 | −0.21–0.50 | 0.06 | 0.410 |
High level of education | 0.25 | 0.30 | −0.35–0.85 | 0.08 | 0.412 |
Earning ≥ GHC 500 (US$ 86) | 1.82 | 0.46 | 0.90–2.73 | 0.35 | <0.001 |
Household size | 0.06 | 0.09 | −0.13–0.24 | 0.06 | 0.552 |
Number of antenatal care visits | 0.07 | 0.01 | −0.13–0.26 | 0.06 | 0.494 |
Gestation | −0.04 | 0.08 | −0.21–0.13 | −0.04 | 0.663 |
Knowledge | 0.08 | 0.09 | −0.10–0.26 | 0.08 | 0.382 |
Attitude | −0.01 | 0.08 | −0.17–0.15 | −0.02 | 0.870 |
Food taboos | −0.62 | 0.68 | −1.97–0.74 | −0.08 | 0.369 |
Food cravings | −0.44 | 0.23 | −0.89–0.21 | −0.17 | 0.061 |
Out-of-home eating | 0.33 | 0.22 | −0.11–0.78 | 0.14 | 0.139 |
Adjusted R2 = 0.33; F = 5.58.