Table 4.

Logistic regression for dietary diversity intake by associated factors (n = 1238)

Variables	Model 1	Model 2
	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Age of the respondents (in years)
Less than or equal to 20	Reference	Reference
21 to 25 years	1.44 (0.88–2.38)	1.5 (0.91–2.49)
26 to 30 years	1.33 (0.77–2.30)	1.43 (0.81–2.49)
31 to 35 years	5.34** (1.70–16.76)	5.92** (1.87–18.77)
Education of the respondent
No schooling	Reference	Reference
Primary	0.89 (0.47–1.68)	0.96 (0.51–1.83)
Upper primary	0.92 (0.50–1.69)	0.96 (0.52–1.77)
Secondary	0.87 (0.47–1.60)	0.89 (0.48–1.65)
Higher secondary	1.40 (0.74–2.65)	1.45 (0.76–2.76)
Graduation or above	2.04* (1.00–4.13)	1.98* (0.96–4.09)
Education of the Husband
No schooling	Reference	Reference
Primary	2.08 (0.66–6.57)	2.27 (0.71–7.27)
Upper primary	1.61 (0.57–4.49)	1.76 (0.62–4.96)
Secondary	1.45 (0.52–4.06)	1.48 (0.52–4.20)
Higher secondary	1.34 (0.48–3.76)	1.41 (0.49–4.04)
Graduation or above	0.82 (0.28–2.37)	0.84 (0.29–2.46)
Occupation of the respondent
Unemployed/ Homemaker	Reference	Reference
Employed	0.90 (0.41–1.96)	0.92 (0.42–2.01)
Occupation of the husband
Unemployed	Reference	Reference
Employed	0.98 (0.68–1.41)	1.02 (0.69–1.51)
Parity
Primipara	Reference	Reference
Multiparous	1.23 (0.91–1.66)	1.20 (0.89–1.63)
Number of ANC Visits
Less than 4 ANC Visits	Reference	Reference
4 or more ANC Visits	0.87 (0.64–1.17)	0.91 (0.67–1.23)
Nutrition knowledge
No Knowledge	Reference	Reference
Low Knowledge	0.70 (0.45–1.07)	0.72 (0.47–1.12)
Medium knowledge	1.36 (0.85–2.16)	1.59 (0.96–2.63)
High Knowledge	2.00** (1.19–3.38)	2.48** (1.34–4.57)

Model 1 and 2 were adjusted for household characteristics (caste, family type and district); *if p < 0.10; **if p < 0.05 and ***if p < 0.01; ANC Antenatal care