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Table 3 Factors associated with minimum acceptable diet practice among children aged 6–23 months, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,2019 (n = 562)

From: Minimum acceptable diet and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia

Characteristic

Category

Minimally acceptable diet

COR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

Achieved

Not achieved

Age of mother

15–24

67(59.8)

45(40.2)

1

1

25–34

303(78.5)

83(21.5)

2.452(1.565,3.842***

2.051(1.267,3.320)**

35–49

49(76.6)

15(23.4)

2.194(1.100,4.378)*

1.793(0.866,3.714)

Gender

Female

198(71.4

79(28.5)

1

1

Male

221(77.5

64(22.5)

1.378(0.941,2.017)

1.585(1.052,2.388)*

Household monthly income (Ethiopian birr)

< 1500

42(66.7)

21(33.3)

1

1

1501–3000

116(67.4

56(32.6)

1.036(0.561,1.912)

1.018(0.511,2.027)

3001–4500

47(82.5)

10(17.5)

2.350(0.994,5.556)

1.891(0.730,4.898)

> 4500

214(79.3)

56(20.7)

1.911(1.048,3.484)*

1.114(0.509,2.435)

Postnatal care visit

< 3 visit

19(63.3)

11(36.7)

1

1

≥3 visits

400(75.2)

132(24.8)

1.754(0.814,3.782)

2.616(1.120,6.111)*

Antenatal care visit

< 4 visits

36(66.7)

18(33.3)

1

1

≥4 visits

383(75.4)

125(24.6)

1.532(0.840,2.794)

1.015(0.514,2.001)

Household food security

No secured

223(71.7)

88(28.3)

1

1

Secured

196(78.1)

55(21.9)

1.406(0.954,2.072)

1.155(0.740,1.802)

Age of children

12–17 month

138(82.1)

30(17.9)

1

1

18–23 month

164(78.1)

46(21.9)

2.042(1.310,3.183)**

3.026(1.786,5.128)**

Occupation of mother

Government

60(89.6)

7(10.7

1

1

Private

46(82.1)

10(17.9)

0.537(0.190,1.518)

0.559(0.191,1.635)

housewife

279(70.1)

119(229)

0.274(0.121,0.616)**

0.351(0.150,0.819)*

others

34(82.9)

7(17.1)

0.567(0.183,1752)

0.951(0.289,3.125)

education of mother

No formal education

28(63.6)

16(36.4)

1

1

Primary

137(67.5)

66(32.5)

1.186(0.600,2.344)

0.869(0.383,1.975)

2ndary & above

254(80.6)

61(19.4)

2.379(1.212,4.672)*

1.110(4.80,2.852)

Education of the father

No formal education

11(47.8)

12(52.2)

1

1

Primary

90(67.7)

43(32.3)

2.283(0.933,5.589)

3.597(1.382,9.365**

2ndary& above

318(78.3)

88(21.7)

3.942(1.682,9.237)**

4.789(1.917,11.967)**

Occupation of the father

Government

75(75.0)

25(25.0)

1

1

Private

261(77.0)

78(23.0)

1.115(0.664,1.873)

1.810(0.990,3.308)

Others

83(67.5)

40(32.5)

0.692(0.384,1.247)

1.639(0.778,3.450)

Under-five children

One under five

312(72.1)

121(27.9)

1

1

Two under five

107(82.9)

22(17.4)

1.886(1.139,3.124)*

1.405(0.743,2.658)

Birth order of index child

First

192(69.1)

86(30.9)

1

1

≥2

227(79.9)

57(20.1)

1.784(1.213,2.624)**

1.316(0.753,2300)

Number of an individual in the HH

2–4

285(71.6)

113(28.4)

1.009(0.193,5.275)

1.182(0.185,7.555)

5–6

129(82.2)

28(17.8)

1.843(0.340,9.987)

1.394(0.217,8.944)

7–10

5(71.4)

2(28.6)

1

1

Mother Decision making

Not involved

20(57.1)

15(42.9)

1

1

Involved

399(75.7)

128(24.3)

2.338(1.163,4.701)*

1.910(0.875,4.166)

  1. Note: *significant at p- value<=0.05and ** significant at p-value<=0.001, *** significant at p-value<=0.000, COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, 1 = reference, CI confidence interval