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Table 5 A bivariate and multivariate logistic regression output showing factors associated with minimum acceptable diet practice among children aged between 6 and 23 months, Dembecha, North West Ethiopia, 2018

From: Uptake of minimum acceptable diet among children aged 6–23 months in orthodox religion followers during fasting season in rural area, DEMBECHA, north West Ethiopia

Characteristics

Minimum acceptable diet

Inadequate N (%)

Adequate N(%)

COR (95%)

AOR (95%)

P-Value

Mother education

 Educated

207 (89.6)

24 (10.4)

1

1

1

 Non educated

252 (93.0)

19 (7.0)

0.65 (0.35,1.22)

0.44 (0.23, 0.86)

0.01 *

Father education

 

 Educated

293 (90.2)

32 (9.8)

1

1

1

 Not educated

166 (93.8)

11 (6.2)

0.60 (0.29, 1.23)

0.7 (0.32, 1.57

0.4

Decision making in house

 Mothers involved

198 (85.3)

34 (14.7)

1

1

1

 Mothers not involved

261 (96.7)

9 (3.3)

0.2 (0.09,0.43)

0.22 (0.1, 0.48)

0.0*

Birth order of index child

 First Fifth and above

130 (86.7)

20 (13.3)

1

1

1

 Second to fourth

248 (93.6)

17 (6.4)

0.45 (0.23, 0.88)

0.28((0.14,0.54)

0.00*

 First

81 (931)

6 (6.9)

0.48 (0.18, 1.25)

0.36 (0.14,0.94)

0.036*

Place of delivery

 Home

94 (98.9)

1 (1.1)

1

1

1

 Health facility

365 (89.7)

42 (10.3)

10.82 (1.47, 79.61)

5.13 (1.26, 20.8

0.02*

Knowledge on MF

 Yes

62 (82.7

13 (17.3)

1

1

1

 No

397 (93.0)

30 (7.0)

0.36 (0.17, 0.72)

0.3 (0.16, 0.58)

0.00*

Education given on MAD

 

 Yes

407 (90.6)

42 (9.4)

1

1

1

 No

52 (98.1)

1 (1.9)

0.18 (0.03,1.38)

0.59 (0.07, 5.12)

0.63

Food preparation demonstration training

 

 Yes

232 (87.5)

33 (12.5)

1

1

1

 No

227 (95.8)

10 (4.2)

0.31 (0.15,0.64)

0.48((0.22, 1.05)

0.06

Meeting of women health development army

 No

428 (92.0)

37 (8.0)

1

1

1

 Yes

31 (83.8

6 (16.2)

2.24 (0.88, 5.71)

0.69 (0.21, 2.27)

0.54

Media exposure

 

 Satisfactory

67 (97.1)

2 (2.9)

1

1

1

 Not satisfactory

392 (90.5)

41 (9.5)

3.5 (0.83 (14.83)

1.23 (0.52, 2.87)

0.65

Family member who ate at any time in fasting season

 

 Yes

299 (89.5)

35 (10.5)

1

1

1

 No

160 (95.0)

8 (5.0)

0.43 (0.19, 0.94)

0.78 (0.32, 1.9)

0.59

Family member who consumed animal source foods

 

 No

404 (96.0)

17((4.0)

1

1

1

 Yes

55 (67.9)

26 (32.1)

11.23 (5.73,22.0)

5.64 (2.8, 11.37)

0.00*

Believe on not feed child animal source foods

 Not believe

246 (87.2)

36 (12.8)

1

1

1

 Believe

213 (96.8)

7 (3.2)

0.23 (0.098, 0.52)

0.53 (0.21,1.32)

0.17

  1. Notice: * significant associated, COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio. PV: p-value