Table 4 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with minimum dietary diversity
Characteristic | Total population N = 369(%) | MDD UNMET= 35.8(%) | MDD MET= 64.2(%) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of mother | ||||
<20 20–30 | 21(100) 231(100) | 5(23.8) 90(39.0) | 16(76.2) 141(61.0) | 0.325 |
31–40 | 111(100) | 36(32.4) | 75(67.6) | |
>40 | 6(100) | 1(16.7) | 5(83.3) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Dagomba | 333(100) | 118(35.4) | 215(64.6) | |
Gonja | 12(100) | 5(41.7) | 7(58.3) | 0.883 |
Others | 24(100) | 9(37.5) | 15(62.5) | |
Religion | ||||
Christianity | 18(100) | 6(33.3) | 12(66.7) | |
Islam | 351(100) | 126(35.9) | 225(64.1) | 0.825 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 1(100) | 0(0.0) | 1(100.0) | |
Married | 367(100) | 132(36.0) | 235(64.0) | 1.000 |
Separated | 1(100) | 0(0.0) | 1(100.0) | |
Employment status | ||||
Self-employed | 203(100) | 66(32.5) | 137(67.5) | |
Employed | 23(100) | 6(26.1) | 17(73.9) | 0.119 |
Unemployed | 143(100) | 60(42.0) | 83(58.0) | |
Education | ||||
None | 170(100) | 64(37.6) | 106(62.4) | |
Primary | 65(100) | 19(29.2) | 46(70.8) | |
Middle/JHS | 58(100) | 16(27.6) | 42(72.4) | 0.153 |
SHS/vocational training | 40(100) | 20(50.0) | 20(50.0) | |
Tertiary | 36(100) | 13(36.1) | 23(63.9) | |
Household income | ||||
< GH¢ 500 | 329(100) | 113(34.3) | 216(65.7) | |
GH¢ 500–999 | 25(100) | 15(60.0) | 10(40.0) | 0.27 |
GH¢ 1000–1500 | 10(100) | 2(20.0) | 8(80.0) | |
> GH¢ 1500 | 5(100) | 2(40.0) | 3(60.0) | |
Period between birth | ||||
1 year | 91(100) | 40(43.9) | 51(56.1) | 0.260 |
2 years | 40(100) | 13(32.5) | 27(67.5) | |
> 2 | 238(100) | 79(33.2) | 159(66.8) | |
ANC attendance | ||||
Yes | 367(100) | 131(35.7) | 236(64.3) | |
No | 2(100) | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | 1.000 |
Frequency of ANC visits | ||||
Once | 4(100) | 3(75.0) | 1(25.0) | |
2–3 times | 23(100) | 13(56.5) | 1(25.0) | 0.027 |
≥4 times | 341(100) | 116(34.0) | 225(66.0) | |
PNC attendance | ||||
Yes | 363(100) | 130(35.8) | 233(64.2) | |
No | 6(100) | 2(33.3) | 4(66.7) | 1.000 |
Sex of child | ||||
Male | 191(100) | 77(40.3) | 114(59.7) | |
Female | 178(100) | 55(30.9) | 123(69.1) | 0.059 |
Age of child | ||||
6–8 | 92(100) | 72(78.3) | 20(21.7) | |
9–23 | 277(100) | 60(21.7) | 217(78.3) | < 0.001 |
Illness in the past 2 weeks | ||||
Yes | 121(100) | 39(32.2) | 82(67.8) | |
No | 248(100) | 93(37.5) | 155(62.5) | 0.322 |
Knowledge of mother | ||||
Poor knowledge | 85(100) | 32(37.6) | 53(62.4) | |
Good knowledge | 284(100) | 100(35.2) | 184(64.8) | 0.681 |
Early initiation of breastfeeding | ||||
Met | 247(100) | 86(34.8) | 161(65.2) | |
Unmet | 121(100) | 45(37.2) | 76(62.8) | 0.655 |