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Table 3 Factors associated with adequate feeding practices

From: Food and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices among children in public primary school with canteens in southern Benin: a case study

Feeding practices

Odds Ratio

P-Value

Confidence Interval

Attitudes (inadequate)

-

-

-

Attitudes (good)

2.19

0.000

1.55–3.10

Knowledge (low)

-

-

-

Knowledge (middle)

0.48

0.006

0.29–0.81

Knowledge (high)

-

-

-

Area of residence (peri-urban)

-

-

-

Area of residence (urban)

1.92

0.000

1.34–2.75

Schoolchildren’s age

0.84

0.001

0.75–0.93

Mother’s age

1.03

0.010

1.01–1.06

  1. Pearson goodness of fit (chi2) = 0.59