Table 3 Associated factors of MAD 6 to 23 months children from users of North Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n= 389)
Characteristics | Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) among users (n= 389) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate n (%) | Adequate n (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
Husband’s occupation | ||||
Farmer | 242(73.3) | 88(26.7) | 1 | 1 |
Others (**) | 28(60.9) | 18(39.1) | 0.57(0.30, 1.07) | 1.39(0.38, 5.08) |
Involved on decision | ||||
No | 171(85.5) | 29(14.5) | 4.33(2.66, 7.05) | 4.37(2.05, 9.32) * |
Yes | 109(57.7) | 80(42.3) | 1 | 1 |
Family size | ||||
<=5 | 138(66.0) | 71(34.0) | 1 | 1 |
>5 | 142(78.9) | 38(21.1) | 1.92(1.22, 3.04) | 1.55(0.64, 3.76) |
ANC follow up | ||||
No | 51(89.5) | 6(10.5) | 1 | 1 |
1-3 | 132(73.7) | 47(26.3) | 0.33(0.13, 0.82) | 0.56(0.10, 2.98) |
>=4 | 97(63.4) | 56(36.6) | 0.20(0.08, 0.51) | 0.46(0.09, 2.37) |
Place of delivery | ||||
Home | 69(87.3) | 10(12.7) | 1 | 1 |
Health facility | 211(68.1) | 99(31.9) | 0.31(0.15, 0.63) | 0.47(0.12, 1.86) |
Pre-lacteal feeding | ||||
No | 266(73.5) | 96(26.5) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 14(51.9) | 13(48.1) | 0.39(0.18, 0.86) | 0.63(0.15, 2.59) |
Initiation of BF | ||||
Within 1 h | 52(51.0) | 50(49.0) | 1 | 1 |
After 1 h | 228(79.4) | 59(20.6) | 3.71(2.29, 6.01) | 5.29(2.39, 11.67) * |
Bottle-feeding | ||||
No | 252(75.2) | 83(24.8) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 28(51.9) | 26(48.1) | 0.36(0.20, 0.64) | 0.45(0.14, 1.49) |
Illness in the last 2wk | ||||
Yes | 69(95.1) | 11(13.8) | 2.91(1.48, 5.75) | 4.10(1.48, 11.38) * |
No | 211(68.3) | 98(31.7) | 1 | 1 |
HH Food Insecure | ||||
Food secure | 199(68.9) | 90(31.1) | 1 | 1 |
Food Insecure | 81(81) | 19(19) | 1.93(1.10, 3.37) | 1.63(0.56,4.73 ) |