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Table 3 Results of multivariable proportional odds regression for predictors of Infant and Young Child Feeding practices, Ethiopia

From: Infant and young child feeding practices in Ethiopia: analysis of socioeconomic disparities based on nationally representative data

  

95% C.I. for AOR

 

Characteristics

AOR

Lower

Upper

p-values

Age of the child (in months)

0.953

0.935

0.972

0.000

Education of mother

 No education RC

    

 Primary level

1.112

0.908

1.360

0.304

 Secondary and above

1.347

0.992

1.829

0.056

Education of father

    

 No education RC

    

 Primary

1.373

1.139

1.655

0.001

 Secondary and higher

1.673

1.256

2.229

0.000

Presence of other under-5 children

 No RC

    

 Yes

0.892

0.756

1.054

0.180

Mother’s Work status

    

 Working RC

    

 Not working

0.699

0.589

0.831

0.000

Number of children ever born

 0–3 RC

    

 4–6

0.997

0.826

1.204

0.976

 7 and above

0.977

0.773

1.234

0.847

Health service utilization score

1.154

1.084

1.229

0.000

Access to radio

 Yes RC

    

 No

0.709

0.588

0.854

0.000

Religion

 Orthodox RC

    

 Muslim

1.136

0.907

1.423

0.267

 Others

0.785

0.626

0.985

0.036

Wealth index

 Poor/ poorer RC

    

 Medium

1.540

1.222

1.940

0.000

 Rich/ richer

1.396

1.111

1.752

0.004

Place of residence

 Urban RC

    

 Rural

0.630

0.474

0.837

0.001

Cons

0.429

0.256

0.719

0.001

  1. RC Reference category