Table 1 Bivariate analysis of differences in MDD-W achievement
From: Prevalence and determinants of minimum dietary diversity for women of reproductive age in Uganda
Variable | Categorization | Total (N = 29,802, %=100) | No (n = 27,173, %=91.18) | Yes n = 2629 (%=8.82) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | Acholi | 5,176 (17.4) | 4,761 (92.0) | 415 (8.0) | < 0.001* |
Ankole | 4,964 (16.7) | 4,437 (89.4) | 527 (10.6) | ||
Bukedi | 572 (1.9) | 482 (84.27) | 90 (15.7) | ||
Bunyoro | 1,429 (4.8) | 1,235 (86.4) | 194 (13.6) | ||
Busoga | 6,071 (20.4) | 5,422 (89.3) | 649 (10.7) | ||
Kigezi | 2,089 (7.0) | 1,920 (91.9) | 169 (8.1) | ||
Lango | 5,397 (18.1) | 5,182 (96.0) | 215 (4.0) | ||
North Central | 570 (1.9) | 540 (94.7) | 30 (5.3) | ||
South Central | 1,439 (4.8) | 1,394 (96.9) | 45 (3.1) | ||
Tooro | 2,095 (7.0) | 1,800 (85.9) | 295 (14.1) | ||
Residence | Urban | 5,486 (18.4) | 4,908 (89.5) | 578 (10.5) | < 0.001* |
Rural | 24,316 (81.6) | 22,265 (91.6) | 2,051 (8.4) | ||
Age category | 15–25 years | 14,946 (50.3) | 13,730 (91.7) | 1,216 (8.1) | < 0.001* |
26–35 years | 9,747 (32.8) | 8,804 (90.3) | 943 (9.7) | ||
36–49 years | 5,039 (16.9) | 4,572 (90.7) | 467 (9.27) | ||
Level of education | None | 1,846 (6.2) | 1,690 (91.6) | 156 (8.5) | < 0.001* |
Primary | 21,099 (70.8) | 19,438 (92.1) | 1,661 (7.9) | ||
Secondary | 5,335 (17.9) | 4,721 (88.5) | 614 (11.5) | ||
Above secondary | 1,521 (5.1) | 1,323 (87.0) | 198 (13.0) | ||
Married | No | 5,596 (18.8) | 5,124 (91.6) | 472 (8.4) | 0.257 |
Yes | 24,206 (81.2) | 22,049 (91.1) | 2,157 (8.9) | ||
Currently pregnant (n = 26,351) | Yes | 2,841 (10.8) | 2,591 (91.2) | 250 (8.8) | 0.277 |
No | 22,793 (86.5) | 20,801 (91.3) | 1,992 (8.7) | ||
Don’t know | 717 (2.7) | 642 (89.5) | 75 (10.5) | ||
Pregnancy (n = 2,841) | Yes | 2,068 (72.8) | 1,861 (90.0) | 207 (10.0) | < 0.001* |
No | 773 (27.2) | 730 (94.4) | 43 (5.6) | ||
Shared toilet (n = 28,696) | Not shared | 12,635 (44.0) | 11,554 (91.4) | 1,081 (8.6) | 0.056 |
Shared | 16,061 (56.0) | 14,583 (90.8) | 1,478 (9.2) | ||
Distance to water source (n = 24,571) | less than 500 m | 20,535 (83.6) | 18,529 (90.2) | 2,006 (9.8) | < 0.001* |
500Â m or more | 4,036 (16.4) | 3,770 (93.4) | 266 (6.6) | ||
Health worker visit (n = 17,837) | Yes | 4,249 (23.8) | 3,689 (86.8) | 560 (13.2) | < 0.001* |
No | 13,242 (74.2) | 12,267 (92.6) | 975 (7.4) | ||
Don’t know | 346 (2.0) | 315 (91.0) | 31 (9.0) | ||
Household size (hhs) (mean = 5.2 (± 2.4) | <=Mean | 18,399 (61.7) | 16,689 (90.7) | 1,710 (9.3) | < 0.001* |
>Mean | 11,403 (38.3) | 10,484 (92.0) | 919 (8.1) | ||
Modern contraception (n = 26,961) | No | 21,586 (80.1) | 19,748 (91.5) | 1,838 (8.5) | < 0.001* |
Yes | 5,375 (19.9) | 4,834 (89.9) | 541 (10.1) |