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Table 1 Rate (%) of meeting minimum dietary diversity among children of age 6–23 months by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, Nepal 2011 (N=698)

From: Determinants of complementary feeding practices among Nepalese children aged 6–23 months: findings from demographic and health survey 2011

Factor

Category

Total

N [%]#

MDD

n [%]

p value

MMF

n [%]

p value

MAD

n [%]

p value

Mother’s age at pregnancy (n= 698)

0.061

 

0.525

 

0.014

(in years)

 

15–19

78 [11.2]

22 [28.2]

 

57 [73.1]

 

21 [26.9]

 
 

20–29

479 [68.6]

159 [33.2]

 

371 [77.5]

 

141 [29.4]

 
 

30–34

83 [11.9]

16 [19.3]

 

60 [72.3]

 

11 [13.3]

 
 

>=35

58 [8.3]

15 [25.9]

 

47 [81.0]

 

12 [20.7]

 

Place of residence (n=698)

0.004

 

0.690

 

0.025

 

Urban

138 [19.8]

56 [40.6]

 

104 [75.4]

 

47 [34.1]

 
 

Rural

560 [80.2]

156 [27.9]

 

431 [77.0]

 

138 [24.6]

 

Development region (n=698)

0.003

 

0.009

 

0.007

 

Eastern

165 [23.6]

62 [37.6]

 

142 [86.1]

 

55 [33.3]

 
 

Central

157 [22.5]

41 [26.1]

 

116 [73.9]

 

35 [22.3]

 
 

Western

100 [14.3]

36 [36.0]

 

79 [79.0]

 

30 [30.0]

 
 

Mid -western

167 [23.9]

34 [20.4]

 

117 [70.1]

 

30 [18.0]

 
 

Far-western

109 [15.6]

39 [35.8]

 

81 [74.3]

 

35 [32.1]

 

Ecological region (n=698)

0.097

 

0.006

 

0.030

 

Mountain

137 [19.6]

41 [29.9]

 

105 [76.6]

 

33 [24.1]

 
 

Hill

283 [40.5]

98 [34.6]

 

233 [82.3]

 

90 [31.8]

 
 

Terai/Plain

278 [39.8]

73 [26.3]

 

197 [70.9]

 

62 [22.3]

 

Mother’s education (n=698)

<0.001

 

0.005

 

<0.001

 

No education

288 [41.3]

46 [16.0]

 

203 [70.5]

 

40 [13.9]

 
 

Primary

131 [18.8]

31 [23.7]

 

100 [76.3]

 

25 [19.1]

 
 

Secondary

236 [33.8]

11 [47.0]

 

195 [82.6]

 

100 [42.4]

 
 

Higher

43 [6.2]

24 [55.8]

 

37 [86.0]

 

20 [46.5]

 

Father’s education (n=698)

<0.001

 

0.003

 

<0.001

 

No education

135 [19.3]

11 [8.1]

 

91 [67.4]

 

9 [6.7]

 
 

Primary

155 [22.2]

33[21.3]

 

112 [72.3]

 

26 [16.8]

 
 

Secondary

334 [47.9]

13[39.2]

 

275 [82.3]

 

118 [35.3]

 
 

Higher

74 [10.6]

37[50.0]

 

57 [77.0]

 

32 [43.2]

 

Mother’s occupation (n= 698)

<0.001

 

0.592

 

0.002

 

Not working

197 [28.2]

56 [28.4]

 

146 [74.1]

 

50 [25.4]

 
 

Agriculture

412 [59.0]

113[27.4]

 

319 [77.4]

 

98 [23.8]

 
 

Working (paid)

89 [12.8]

43 [48.3]

 

70 [78.7]

 

37 [41.6]

 

Father’s occupation (n=698)

0.132

 

0.039

 

0.065

 

Agriculture

186 [26.6]

46 [24.7]

 

134 [72.0]

 

38 [20.4]

 
 

Non agriculture

499 [71.5]

161[32.3]

 

388 [77.8]

 

142 [28.5]

 
 

Others

13 [1.9]

5 [38.5]

 

13 [100]

 

5 [38.5]

 

Ethnicity (n=698)

0.002

 

0.998

 

0.020

 

Relatively advantaged

324 [46.4]

120 [37.0]

 

248 [76.5]

 

102 [31.5]

 
 

Relatively disadvantaged (Janjati)

241 [34.5]

61 [25.3]

 

185 [76.8]

 

55 [22.8]

 
 

Relatively disadvantaged (Dalit)

133 [19.1]

31 [23.3]

 

102 [76.7]

 

28 [21.1]

 

Religion (n=698)

0.035

 

0.575

 

0.090

 

Hindu

592 [84.8]

189 [31.9]

 

456 [77.0]

 

164 [27.7]

 
 

Others

106 [15.2]

23 [21.7]

 

79 [74.5]

 

21 [19.8]

 

Sex of child (n=698)

0.163

 

0.900

 

0. 155

 

Male

331 [47.4]

109 [32.9]

 

253 [76.4]

 

96 [29.0]

 
 

Female

367 [52.6]

103 [28.1]

 

282 [76.8]

 

89 [24.3]

 

Sex of household head (n=698)

0.697

 

0.018

 

0.972

 

Male

520 [74.5]

160 [30.8]

 

387 [74.4]

 

138 [26.5]

 
 

Female

178 [25.5]

52 [29.2]

 

148 [83.1]

 

47 [26.4]

 

Wealth index (n= 698)

<0.001

 

0.341

 

<0.001

 

Poorest

205 [29.4]

37 [18.0]

 

156 [76.1]

 

34 [16.6]

 
 

Poor

139 [19.9]

36 [25.9]

 

102 [73.4]

 

29 [20.9]

 
 

Middle

131 [18.8]

36 [27.5]

 

96 [73.3]

 

31 [23.7]

 
 

Richer

124 [17.8]

55 [44.4]

 

99 [79.8]

 

51 [41.1]

 
 

Richest

99 [14.2]

48 [48.5]

 

82 [82.8]

 

40 [40.4]

 

Type of cooking fuel (n=698)

<0.001

 

0.022

 

<0.001

 

Relatively non polluting

103 [14.8]

54 [52.4]

 

88 [85.4]

 

47 [45.6]

 
 

Relatively highly polluting

595 [85.2]

158 [26.6]

 

447 [75.1]

 

138 [23.2]

 
  1. # The number of missing values may vary for each variable. The percentages presented are valid percentages. MDD Minimum dietary diversity, MMF Minimum meal frequency, MAD Minimum acceptable diet.