Table 4.

Multivariate analysis of minimum meal frequency

Variable	OR	p-value	95% CI
			Lower	Upper
Children’s age
6–8 months (ref)	1
9–11 months	0.78	0.06**	0.60	1.01
12–17 months	0.90	0.37*	0.71	1.13
18–23 months	0.89	0.70	0.70	1.13
Mother’s education level
Uneducated	1
Primary school	0.56	0.16*	0.25	1.26
Secondary school	0.72	0.43*	0.32	1.62
Higher education	0.74	0.48*	0.32	1.71
Wealth index
Low (ref)	1
Lower-middle	0.99	0.93	0.79	1.25
Middle	1.00	0.99	0.76	1.32
Upper-middle	0.89	0.40*	0.68	1.17
Upper	1.40	0.03**	1.03	1.91
Mother’s occupation Status
Unemployed (ref)	1
Employed	1.19	0.03**	1.02	1.39
Location
Urban	1.28	0.01**	1.06	1.54
Rural (ref)	1
Childbirth assistance
Professional	1.33	0.07*	0.98	1.82
Non-professional (ref)	1
Access to the Internet
Yes	1.03	0.78	0.85	1.24
No (ref)	1

^*p < 0.5; **p < 0.05