School feeding program has resulted in improved dietary diversity, nutritional status and class attendance of school children

Table 4 Association between enrolment in school feeding program and absenteeism from class among school children in Boricha district, Southern Ethiopia, February 2016

Simple linear regressions			Multiple linear regression^a
β coefficient^b	t statistic	P value	β coefficient^b	t statistic	P value
−1.297	−6.650	< 0.001	−1.068	− 4.984	< 0.001

^aadjusted for child age, maternal educational status, mother’s occupation, father’s occupation, size of agricultural land, food insecurity status
^bcoding scheme: 0 = non-beneficiaries, 1 = SFP beneficiaries

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