Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable analysis on factors associated with dietary diversity among children at Gedeo zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia 2020
Variables | Dietary diversity | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<MDDS | >MDDS | ||||
Educational status (mother) | |||||
Cannot read and write | 310 | 65 | 1 | 1 | |
read and write | 139 | 67 | 2.298(1.465–3.382) ** | 5.173(2.132–12.552) | 0.04 |
Formal education | 33 | 51 | 7.370(5.329–15.171) * | 2.864(1.156–7.094) | 0.00 |
Age of respondent (mother) | |||||
< 20 | 71 | 36 | 2.773(2.068–9.619) ** | ||
20–24 | 75 | 58 | 4.2306(3.709–16.125) * | ||
25–29 | 227 | 88 | 2.1208(1.209–4.969) ** | ||
> =30 | 93 | 17 | 1 | ||
Number of family | |||||
< 4 | 114 | 84 | 2.025(1.437–2.854) * | 2.865 (1.776-4.619) | 0.00 |
> =4 | 322 | 115 | 1 | 1 | |
Primary source of food | |||||
Farming | 291 | 151 | 1.892(1.300–2.753) ** | ||
Buying from market | 175 | 48 | 1 | ||
Infection for children | |||||
Yes | 171 | 26 | 1 | ||
No | 295 | 173 | 3.857(2.451–6.069) * | ||
Meal frequency | |||||
< =2 times | 221 | 58 | 1 | ||
> 2 times | 245 | 141 | 2.1929(1.414–2.882) ** | ||
Sex of children | |||||
Male | 199 | 143 | 2.7764(1.567–5.086) ** | ||
female | 255 | 66 | 1 | ||
Age of children | |||||
6–8 | 111 | 21 | 1 | 1 | |
9–11 | 52 | 56 | 5.6923(1.211–5.288) * | 4.237(1.743–10.295) | 0.00 |
12–18 | 171 | 68 | 2.1019(1.409–3.283) ** | 3.471(1.547–7.786) | 0.02 |
19–23 | 133 | 53 | 2.1063(1.567–3.086) ** | 3.957(1.726–9.076) | 0.03 |
Household wealth index | |||||
Rich | 123 | 99 | 4.4032(2.276–9.066) * | 10.430(5.288–20.575) | 0.00 |
middle | 157 | 66 | 2.2997(1.483–5.323) ** | 4.390(2.300–8.380) | 0.04 |
Poor | 186 | 34 | 1 | 1 | |