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Table 4 Determinants of mean dietary zinc intake among children 6–35 month in Ethiopia

From: Dietary zinc intake and its determinants among Ethiopian children 6–35 months of age

Independent variable

Regression coefficient

p-value

Child age

−0.02

< 0.0001

Number of children < 5 yrs

−0.11

0.71

Female relationship to child

0.14

< 0.0001

Child sex

0.01

0.016

Child sickness in previous 2 weeks

0.13

< 0.0001

Place of residence (urban/rural)

0.04

0.004

SES quintile

0.06

0.19

Mother’s age

0.02

< 0.0001

Mothers education status

0.41

0.004

Head of household education status

0.35

0.84

Region

0.16

< 0.0001