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. 2022 Nov 3;67:1605377. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1605377

TABLE 5.

Factors affecting dietary diversity of the study participants (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021).

Characteristics Category Dietary inadequate Diversity adequate COR (95%CI) AOR (95%CI)
Age in years <24 55 33 0.840 (0.335–2.1.6) 1.151 (0.369–3.597)
24–34 96 112 1.633 (0.694–3.845) 1.494 (0.548–4.074)
≥35 14 10 1 1
Mother education Illiterate 13 9 0.306 (0.112–0.837)* 0.599 (1.88–1.901)*
Reading and writing 8 3 0.166 (0.40–0.6941)* 0.337 (0.72–1.581)
Primary 78 43 0.244 (0.126–0.469)* 0.347 (0.166–0.728)*
Secondary 47 57 0.536 (0.276–1.041) 0.535 (0.263–1.088)
College and above 19 43 1 1
Husband support No 12 6 0.513 (0.188–1.403) 1.57 (0.373–3.588)
Yes 153 149 1 1
Knowledge Poor Knowledge 67 32 0.381 (0.231–0.626)* 0.437 (0.252–0.757)*
Good Knowledge 98 123 1 1
Attitude Unfavorable Attitude 99 66 0.494 (0.317–0.772)* 0.782 (0.469–1.305)
Favorable Attitude 66 89 1 1
Food insecurity Food secured 131 133 1.569 (0.871–2.825) 1.077 (0.541–2.146)
Food Insecure 34 22 1 1
Family size <4 148 139 0.998 (0.485–2.052) 1.131 (0.481–2.656)
>4 17 16 1 1
Income in birr <2000 35 14 0.299 (0.152–0.590)* 0.395 (0.184–0.845)a
2000–3,500 44 26 0.442 (0.253–0.773)* 0.541 (0.286–1.023)
>3,500 86 115 1 1

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001 statistically significance level.