Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate linear regression analyses on the factors associated with dietary diversity among children 6–23 months of age in Gorche District, Southern Ethiopia, 2015

 Mother age in years (18–44)

-0.02

0.038*

-0.013

0.301

 Father education (0 = illiterate, 1 = literate)

0.38

0.001*

0.26

0.026*

 Mother education (0 = illiterate, 1 = literate)

0.24

0.049*

-0.09

0.533

 Size of the household (3–12)

-0.03

0.289

-0.02

0.696

 Agro-ecology (0 = Dega, 1 = Woyinadega)

-0.29

0.005*

0.10

0.459

 Grow fruits and vegetables (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

0.39

0.001*

0.32

0.032*

 Grow legumes (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

0.25

0.009*

0.09

0.373

 Own livestock (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

0.60

0.001*

0.51

0.001*

 Received IYCF information on mass media in the last 1 month (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

0.38

0.001*

0.29

0.004*

 Received IYCF information from HEWs in the last 1 month (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

0.26

0.016*

0.17

0.086

 Participated in cooking demonstration in the last 6 months (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

0.25

0.009*

0.23

0.010*

 Child age in months (6–23)

0.05

0.001*

0.04

0.001*

 Received IYCF information during PNC visit (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

0.34

0.001*

0.21

0.037*

 Husbands involvement in IYCF (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

0.23

0.018*

0.20

0.037*

 Maternal knowledge (0–4)

0.44

0.001*

0.41

0.001*