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Table 3 Factors associated with no minimum acceptable diet in South Kivu (DRC), 2019, N = 742

From: Minimum acceptable diet among children aged 6–23 months in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variables and categories

Minimum acceptable diet

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Inadequate, n (%)

Adequate, n (%)

Residence Health Zone

 Rural

289 (83.5)

56 (16.5)

1

1

 Urban

186 (53.5)

185 (46.5)

5.13 (3.18–6.29) *

2.39 (1.43–3.85) *

Place of delivery

 Home

29 (58.8)

21 (41.2)

1

1

 Health facility

472 (62.2)

220 (31.8)

0.64 (0.21–1.34)

 

Attended PNC

 No

92 (82.9)

19 (17.1)

1

1

 Yes

409 (64.9)

222 (35.1)

2.63 (1.25–4.89) *

1.68 (1.12–2.97) *

Socioeconomic status

 Low

434 (72.9)

160 (27.1)

1

1

 Good

64 (44.8)

79 (55.2)

3.35 (2.28–4.88) *

1.83 (1.20–2.77) *

Maternal education

 Less than secondary

242 (82.9)

50 (17.1)

1

1

 Secondary and above

258 (57.5)

192 (42.5)

3.60 (2.50–5.49) *

1.72 (1.14–2.59) *

Polygamous family

 Yes

226 (81.9)

50 (18.1)

1

1

 No

275 (59.0)

191 (41.0)

3.14 (2.24–4.67) *

 

Parents live with children

 No

33 (67.3)

16 (32.7)

1

1

 Yes

468 (67.6)

225 (32.4)

0.99 (0.81–1.27)

 

Household size

 > 10

77 (72.0)

30 (28.0)

1

1

 5–10

238 (66.2)

122 (33.8)

1.24 (0.76–2.03)

 

 < 5

186 (67.4)

89 (32.6)

0.96 (0.69–1.34)

 
  1. AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence interval, COR Crude Odds Ratio, PNC Postnatal care
  2. *p < 0.05