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Table 3 Relationship between mother’s social support or autonomy, and infant and young child feeding indicators

From: Maternal autonomy but not social support is a predictor of child feeding indicators in the Northern Region, Ghana

Characteristic

 

Minimum dietary diversity

Minimum meal frequency

Minimum acceptable diet

 

Total

Yes (%)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Yes (%)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Yes (%)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Maternal social Support (tertile)

 Poorest

207

74.4

1.49 (0.85–2.63)

0.164

56.0

1.35 (0.73–2.50)

0.338

48.3

1.74 (0.97–3.13)

0.063

 Medium

125

72.8

1.27 (0.69–2.33)

0.440

52.0

1.24 (0.64–2.41)

0.516

43.2

1.42 (0.76–2.65)

0.276

 Richest

63

68.3

1.00

 

46.0

1.00

 

34.9

1.00

 

Maternal autonomy (tertile)

 Poorest

174

66.1

0.64 (0.37–1.11)

0.110

55.7

0.43 (0.23–0.82)

0.010

47.1

0.75 (0.45–1.27)

0.288

 Medium

138

76.1

0.37 (0.21–0.65)

0.001

42.0

0.70 (0.35–1.39)

0.309

35.5

0.46 (0.27–0.81)

0.007

 Richest

83

81.9

1.00

 

66.3

1.00

 

54.2

1.00