Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression of variables for unhealthy food consumption among children 6-23months of age in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022

Age of mothers in years

18–24

50(61%)

32(39%)

1.32(0.79, 2.27)

0.85(0.45, 1.61)

25–30

172(62.1%)

105(37.9%)

1.26(0.89, 1.80)

1.01(0.65, 1.57)

31–35

119(62.3%)

72(37.7%)

1.25(0.85, 1.85)

0.84(0.53, 1.35)

≥ 36

176(67.4%)

85(32.6%)

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Maternal education

Unable to read &write

56(48.3%)

60(51.7%)

2.89(1.79, 4.65)

1.89(1.05, 3.69)*

Read and write

113(62.1%)

69(37.9%)

1.65(1.07, 2.53)

1.16(0.65, 2.08))

Primary school

81(62.8%)

48(37.2%)

1.60(0.99, 2.56)

1.39(0.76, 2.55)

Secondary school

116(65.5%)

61(34.5%)

1.42(0.92,2.19)

1.37(0.80, 2.37)

Diploma and above

151(72.9%)

56(27.1%)

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Mother’s Occupation

House wife

187(53.6%)

162(46.4%)

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Merchant

178(70.6%)

74(29.4%)

0.48(0.34, 0.68)

0.39(0.29, 0.47))

Government Employee

94(76.4%)

29(23.6%0

0.36(0.22, 0.57)

0.33(0.19, 0.43)

Daily labor

32(74.4%)

11(25.6%)

0.40(0.19, 0.81)

0.35(0.21,0.53)

Students

17(51.5%)

16(45.5%)

1.09(0.53, 2.22)

0.89(0.72, 0.89)

NGO

9(81.8%)

2(18.2%)

0.26(0.06, 1.20)

0.18(0.05, 0.87)

Father’s education

Unable to read &write

25(46.3%)

29(53.7%)

2.51(1.33, 4.74)

0.94(0.35, 2.54)

Read and write

97(60.6%)

63(39.4%)

1.41(0.88, 2.24)

0.52(0.24, 1.12)

Primary school

88(62.9%)

52(37.1%)

1.28(0.79, 2.08)

0.77(0.39, 1.52)

Secondary school

117(65.7%)

61(34.3%)

1.13(0.71, 1.79)

0.85(0.45, 1.87)

Diploma

86(67.3%)

41(32.3%)

1.03(0.62, 1.71)

0.90(0.49, 2.04)

Degree and above

104(68.4%)

48(31.6%)

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Age of the child

6–11 months

151(58.1%)

109(41.9%)

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12–17 months

200(63.5%)

115(36.5%)

0.79(0.57,1.12)

0.71(0.39, 1.09)

18–23 months

166(70.3%)

70(29.7%)

0.58(0.40,0.85)

0.53(0.34, 0.74)*

Family size

≤ 4 families

296(61%)

189(39%)

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> 4 families

221(67.8%)

105(32.2%)

1.34(1.21, 1.82)

1.22(1.07, 2.78)*

Residence

Urban

500(72.2%)

193(27.8%)

5.39(3.97, 9.41)

4.55(3.61, 7.78)*

Rural

17(14.4%)

101(85.6%)

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PNC

No

157(57.9%)

114(42.1%)

1.45(1.07, 1.96)

0.96(0.65, 1.43)

Yes

360(66.7%)

180(33.3%)

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GMP Service

No

164(52.9%)

147(42.1%)

2.15(1.60, 2.89)

2.07(1.48, 3.18)*

Yes

353(70.6%)

147(29.4%)

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Wealth index

Poor

159(58.7%)

112(41.3%)

1.01(0.72, 1.42)

0.79(0.52, 1.22)

Middle

199(73.7%)

71(26.3%)

0.51(0.36, 0.74)

0.42(0.33, 0.71)

Rich

159(58.9%)

111(41.1%)

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Media exposure

Unsatisfactory

45(31.7%)

97(68.3%)

5.17(3.49, 7.63)

4.07(3.25, 6.96)

Satisfactory

472(70.6%)

197(29.4%)

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