Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariable analysis on factors associated with dietary diversity among children at Gedeo zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia 2020

Variables	Dietary diversity		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P value
	<MDDS	>MDDS
Educational status (mother)
Cannot read and write	310	65	1	1
read and write	139	67	2.298(1.465–3.382) **	5.173(2.132–12.552)	0.04
Formal education	33	51	7.370(5.329–15.171) *	2.864(1.156–7.094)	0.00
Age of respondent (mother)
< 20	71	36	2.773(2.068–9.619) **
20–24	75	58	4.2306(3.709–16.125) *
25–29	227	88	2.1208(1.209–4.969) **
> =30	93	17	1
Number of family
< 4	114	84	2.025(1.437–2.854) *	2.865 (1.776-4.619)	0.00
> =4	322	115	1	1
Primary source of food
Farming	291	151	1.892(1.300–2.753) **
Buying from market	175	48	1
Infection for children
Yes	171	26	1
No	295	173	3.857(2.451–6.069) *
Meal frequency
< =2 times	221	58	1
> 2 times	245	141	2.1929(1.414–2.882) **
Sex of children
Male	199	143	2.7764(1.567–5.086) **
female	255	66	1
Age of children
6–8	111	21	1	1
9–11	52	56	5.6923(1.211–5.288) *	4.237(1.743–10.295)	0.00
12–18	171	68	2.1019(1.409–3.283) **	3.471(1.547–7.786)	0.02
19–23	133	53	2.1063(1.567–3.086) **	3.957(1.726–9.076)	0.03
Household wealth index
Rich	123	99	4.4032(2.276–9.066) *	10.430(5.288–20.575)	0.00
middle	157	66	2.2997(1.483–5.323) **	4.390(2.300–8.380)	0.04
Poor	186	34	1	1