Determinants of appropriate complementary feeding practice among mothers having children 6–23 months of age in rural Damot sore district, Southern Ethiopia; a community based cross sectional study

Table 4 Factors associated with ACFP among mothers/caregivers of 6–23 months children in rural Damot Sore district, August 2015

Variables	Level	Complementary feeding practices among 6–23 months
Variables	Level	Appropriate n[%]	Inappropriate n [%]	COR [95%CI]	AOR [95%CI]
Educational status of mothers	No formal education	23[10.6]	194[89.4]	1
	primary school	29[10.7]	242[89.3]	1.001[0.567, 1.803]	1.078[0.593, 1.959]
	2^ndr and above school	10[17.2]	48[82.8]	1.757[0.784, 3938]	1.864[0.783, 4.437]
ANC follow up	No ANC follow up	4[6.15]	61[93.85]	1	1
	≤ 3times	25[11.21]	198[88.79]	1.975[0.657, 5.942]	2.015[0.656, 6.190]
	≥ four times	44[18.11]	199[81.89]	3.413[1.177, 9.896]*	3.235[1.096, 9.546]*
No of under five children	One	24[14.7	139[85.3]	1.568[0.907, 2.711]	1.848[1000, 3.418]
No of under five children	Two and above	38[9.9]	345[90.1]	1
Birth order	1st or 2nd	15[10.14]	133[89.86]	1
	3rd or 4th	32[16.0]	168[84.0]	1.673[0.864, 3.241]	2.403[1.141, 5.059]*
	5th and above	20[10.93]	164[89.07]	1.076[0.524, 2.212]	1.588[0.694, 3.634]
Sex of index child	Male	34[10.9]	277[89.1]	0.907[0.533, 1.544]	0.842[0.486, 1.459]
Sex of index child	Female	28[11.9]	207[88.1]	1	1
Age of index child	6–11 month	20[9.5]	191[90.5]	1	1
	12–17 month	19[10.1]	169[89.9]	1.074[0.554, 2.080]	1.009[0.514, 1.980]
	18–23 month	23[15.6]	124[84.4]	1771[0.934,3.361]	1.733[0.899,3.341]

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