Table 4 Multivariate analysis of minimum meal frequency

Children’s age

 6–8 months (ref)

1

 9–11 months

0.78

0.06**

0.60

1.01

 12–17 months

0.90

0.37*

0.71

1.13

 18–23 months

0.89

0.70

0.70

1.13

Mother’s education level

 Uneducated

1

 Primary school

0.56

0.16*

0.25

1.26

 Secondary school

0.72

0.43*

0.32

1.62

 Higher education

0.74

0.48*

0.32

1.71

Wealth index

 Low (ref)

1

 Lower-middle

0.99

0.93

0.79

1.25

 Middle

1.00

0.99

0.76

1.32

 Upper-middle

0.89

0.40*

0.68

1.17

 Upper

1.40

0.03**

1.03

1.91

Mother’s occupation Status

 Unemployed (ref)

1

 Employed

1.19

0.03**

1.02

1.39

Location

 Urban

1.28

0.01**

1.06

1.54

 Rural (ref)

1

Childbirth assistance

 Professional

1.33

0.07*

0.98

1.82

 Non-professional (ref)

1

Access to the Internet

 Yes

1.03

0.78

0.85

1.24

 No (ref)

1