Table 5 Logistic regression for the association between maternal-related factors and anthropometric indicators

Maternal age (years)

  < 20

 20–30

 Above 30

Marital status

 Single ( Never Married)

 Cohabiting

 Married

 Separated/ Divorced/widowed

Number of Living Children (Parity)

 1–3

1(reference)

1(reference)

 4–6

1.30 (0.91—1.85)

0.155

1.25 (0.91—1.71)

0.162

  > 6

1.75 (0.84—3.65)

0.138

1.86 (0.94—3.69)

0.046

Number of children under two years of age^a

 1

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 2/ 3

1.88 (1.23–2.87)

0.003

1.53 (1.02—2.30)

0.039

Employment status^§

 Not employed in last 12 months before the survey

1 (reference)

 Not currently employed, but worked in past 12 months

0.93 (0.63- 1.36)

0.701

 Currently employed

0.71(0.47- 1.07)

0.043

Work status/schedule throughout the year

 Work throughout the year

1 (reference)

 Work seasonally/part of the year

0.95 (0.66—1.37)

0778

 Work only once in a while

1.39 (0.97—1.97)

0.071

Form of remuneration/payment

 Cash only

 Cash and in Kind

 In Kind only

 Not paid

Mother’s highest level of education attained

 None

1 (reference)

1(reference)

 Primary

0.55 (0.35—0.88)

0.012

0.79 (0.52—1.19)

0.260

 JHS/JSS

0.56 (0.36 -0.89)

0.015

0.74 (0.49—1.11)

0.146

 Secondary + 

0.49 (0.28 -0.86)

0.014

0.59 (0.36 -0.97)

0.040

Mother's nutritional Status (BMI)

 Under Weight

 Normal weight

 Overweight

 Obese/ very obese

Decision making power

 Lowest

 Middle

 High

Financial independence^a

 Low

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 Middle

0.89 (0.64–1.26)

0.66 (0.45–0.95)

0.025

 High

0.58 (0.30–1.11)

1.14 (0.70.-1.86)

0.606

Mother’s nutritional knowledge

 Low/medium (0–15)

 High (16–23)