Table 5.
Multivariable multilevel mixed effect logistic regression analysis of factors associated with vitamin A rich foods intake among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia
| Variables | Category | Model A | Model B | Model C | Model D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |||
| Educational status of the mother | Primary | 1.58( 1.16, 2.14)a | - | 1.42(1.05,1.93)b | |
| Secondary | 1.54(.93, 2.56) | - | 1.52(.93, 2.49) | ||
| Higher | 2.74(1.43, 5.22)a | - | 3.0(1.59,5.63)b | ||
| No Formal education | 1 | 1 | |||
| Religion | Catholic | 1.61(.27, 9.69) | - | .85(.56, 4.58) | |
| Protestant | 1.91(1.23, 2.97)a | - | 1.16(0.7, 1.90) | ||
| Muslim | .84(.59, 1.22) | - | 1.40(.90, 2.17) | ||
| Traditional, other | .64(.20, 2.02) | - | .39(.13, 1.21) | ||
| Orthodox | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wealth | Rich | 1.74(1.14, 2.64)a | - | 1.41(.93, 2.15) | |
| Middle | 1.33(.88, 2.00) | - | 1.21(.81, 1.81) | ||
| Poor | 1 | 1 | |||
| Children’s age (months) | 13–23 | 1.90(1.45, 2.5)a | - | 1.8(1.38,2.36)b | |
| 6–12 | 1 | ||||
| Media exposure | Yes | 1.45(1.06, 1.98)a | - | 1.41(1.04,1.92)b | |
| No | 1 | 1 | |||
| ANC visit | Adequate | 1.20(.89, 1.62) | - | 1.15(.86, 1.54) | |
| Inadequate | 1 | 1 | |||
| Place of delivery | Home | .87( .62, 1.20) | - | 1.03(.75, 1.42) | |
| Health facilities | 1 | 1 | |||
| Baby post-natal check up | Yes | 1.13(.76, 1.66) | - | 1.05(.72, 1.53) | |
| No | 1 | 1 | |||
| Region | Afar | - | .15(.07, .33)a | .15(.07, .36)b | |
| Amhara | - | .30(.15, .59)a | .37(.19, .71)b | ||
| Oromia | - | .78(.41, 1.48) | .73(.36, 1.47) | ||
| Somali | - | .013(.003, .06)a | .02(.003, .08)b | ||
| Benishangul | - | .89(.45, 1.77) | .95(.56, 1.94) | ||
| SNNPR | - | 1.18(.62, 2.23) | 1.18(.58, 2.42) | ||
| Gambela | - | 1.43(.70, 2.92) | 1.58(.72, 3.47) | ||
| Harari | - | .77(.37, 1.60) | .61(.27, 1.36) | ||
| Addis Adaba | - | .76(.34, 1.71) | .55(.24, 1.26) | ||
| Dire Dawa | - | .62(.30, 1.27) | .49(.22, 1.12)b | ||
| Tigray | 1 | 1 | |||
| Residency | Rural | - | - | .47(.31, .70)a | .75(.46, 1.21) |
| Urban | 1 | 1 |
aSignificant at separated model (Model B, C), bSignificant at aggregated model (Model D), 1 = Reference category