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Table 4 Factors associated with complementary feeding of child age 6–23 months, Arsi Negele, Southern Ethiopia, 2015

From: Appropriate complementary feeding practices and associated factors among mothers of children age 6–23 months in Southern Ethiopia, 2015

Variables

Complementary feeding practices

  

Appropriate

Inappropriate

COR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

No (%)

No (%)

Maternal education

 No formal education

10 (17.5)

228 (41.2)

1.00

1.00

 Primary school

29 (50.9)

227 (41.0)

2.91 (1.39–611)

3.24 (1.28–8.20)

 Secondary school and above

18 (30.6)

99 (17.9)

4.14 (1.85–9.30)

3.21 (1.1.07–9.70)

Maternal occupation

 Housewife

37 (64.9)

428 (77.3)

1.00

1.00

 Private business

13 (22.8)

64 (11.6)

2.35 (1.18–4.66)

1.66 (0.76–3.64)

 Farmers

7 (12.3)

62 (11.2)

1.30 (0.56–3.06)

1.14 (0.46–2.87)

Family size

 1–3

11 (19.3)

98 (17.7)

2.37 (0.89–6.33)

12.37 (1.10–139.7)

 4–6

39 (68.4)

308 (55.6)

2.68 (1.17–6.13)

1.18 (0.2–7.07)

  > = 7

7 (12.3)

148 (26.7)

1.00

1.00

Family income/month

  < = 999

18 (6.2)

271 (93.8)

0.50 (0.11–2.35)

0.53 (0.10–2.83)

 1000–1999 ETB

30 (11.3)

235 (88.3)

0.96 (0.21–4.39)

1.03(0.20–5.32)

 2000–2999 ETB

5 (17.9)

23 (82.1)

1.63 (0.28–9.52)

1.71 (0.30–12.10)

 3000–3999 ETB

2 (16.7)

10 (83.3)

1.50 (0.18–12.46)

1.80 (0.12–24.85)

 4000+ ETB

2 (16.7)

15 (88.2)

1.00

1.00

Age of the child

 6–11 months

7 (12.3)

145 (26.2)

1.00

1.00

 12–17 months

22 (38.6)

174 (31.4)

2.62 (1.09–6.60)

2.75 (1.07–7.03)**

 18–23 months

28 (49.1)

235 (42.4)

2.47 (1.05–5.80)

2.67 (1.06–6.74)**

Place of delivery

 Health facility

28 (12.4)

198 (87.6)

1.74 (1.00–3.00)

1.37 (0.74–2.55)

 Home

29 (7.5)

356 (92.5)

1.00

1.00

Attended ANC

 Yes

56 (98.2)

494 (89.2)

6.80 (0.92–50.03)

1.65 (0.11–24.85)

 No

1 (1.8)

60 (10.8)

1.00

1.00

Attended PNC

 Yes

56 (98.2)

485 (87.5)

7.96 (1.08–58.48)

1.86 (0.79–4.36)

 No

1(1.8)

69 (12.5)

1.00

1.00

Attended HDAs (1–5)

 Yes

49 (86.0)

402 (72.6)

1.32 (1.07–5.00)

1.61 (0.70–3.68)

 No

8 (14.0)

152 (27.4)

1.00

1.00

Parity of the mother

 Primiparous (1)

9 (15.8)

97 (17.5)

2.00 (0.72–5.55)

0.12 (0.01–1.44)

 Multipara (2–4)

41 (71.9)

306 (55.2)

2.89 (1.27–6.59)

1.31 (0.21–8.08)

 Grand multipara (5+)

7 (12.3

151 (27.3)

1.00

1.00

  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01