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Table 2 Factors associated with ISSSF, MMF, MDD, and MAD among 6–23 months children, Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey 2018–2019

From: Complementary feeding practices and their determinants among children aged 6–23 months in rural Bangladesh: evidence from Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) 2018–2019 evaluated against WHO/UNICEF guideline -2021

Characteristics

ISSSF aOR (95% CI)

P value

MDD aOR (95% CI)

P value

MMF aOR (95% CI)

P value

MAD aOR (95% CI)

P value

N

126

 

665

 

665

 

665

 

Child Age (in months)

 6–11

-

 

0.25 (0.15, 0.4)

 < 0.001

0.21 (0.12, 0.36)

 < 0.001

0.2 (0.12, 0.43)

 < 0.001

 12–17

  

0.52 (0.32, 0.79)

0.003

0.41(0.24, 0.69)

0.001

0.42 (0.27, 0.65)

 < 0.001

 18–23 (r)

  

1

 

1

 

1

 

Sex

 Female

2.08 (0.89, 4.87)

0.08

-

 

-

-

-

 

 Male (r)

1

       

Maternal Age in year

 15–19

1.23 (0.36, 4.19)

0.73

-

 

0.79 (0.41, 1.99)

0.47

-

 

 20–30

2.04 (0.7, 4.19)

0.18

  

1.3 (1.82, 2.07)

0.26

  

 31 or more (r)

1

   

1

   

Maternal education level

 No formal education

2.92 (0.27, 3.8)

0.37

    

1.03 (0.5, 2.1)

0.92

 Primary or below

0.58 (0.24, 1.35)

0.2

-

 

-

 

1.7 (1.12, 2.58)

 < 0.001

 Secondary or higher (r)

1

     

1

 

Received antenatal care

 No

-

 

0.87 (0.62, 1.29)

0.58

-

 

0.42 (0.22, 0.81)

0.01

 Yes (r)

  

1

   

1

 

Number of antenatal visits

 Inadequate

-

 

0.61 (0.34, 1.09)

0.09

0.84 (0.56, 1.24)

0.38

0.74 (0.51, 1.09)

0.13

 Adequate (r)

  

1

 

1

 

1

 

Delivery place

 Health facility

2.09 (0.92, 4.76)

0.07

-

 

-

 

-

 

 Non-Health facility (r)

1

       

Household size

  ≤ 5

-

 

-

 

1.12 (0.75, 1.68)

0.55

-

 

  ≥ 6 (r)

    

1

   

Household food security

 Insecure

-

 

-

 

0.54 (0.35, 0.81)

0.003

-

 

 Secure (r)

    

1

   

Monthly per capita household expenditure

  < 30 USD

-

     

-

 

 30–45 USD

  

0.047 (0.3, 0.75)

0.002

0.65 (0.39, 1.09)

0.1

  

  > 45 USD (r)

  

0.69 (0.45, 1.05)

0.08

0.57 (0.36, 0.9)

0.01

  
  

1

1

1

   

Division

 Barisal

-

 

0.66 (0.3, 1.41)

0.28

1.54 (0.68, 3.49)

0.29

0.76 (0.34, 1.69)

0.51

 Chittagong

  

0.64 (0.35, 1.15)

0.14

0.65 (0.35, 1.21)

0.17

0.67 (0.36, 1.24)

0.2

 Dhaka

  

0.95 (0.55, 1.64)

0.86

0.94 (0.52, 1.71)

0.85

0.94 (0.53, 1.67)

0.83

 Khulna

  

2.72 (1.19, 6.2)

0.01

2.12 (0.81, 5.5)

0.13

3.67 (1.57, 8.51)

0.003

 Rajshahi

  

0.91 (0.43, 1.83)

0.79

2.17 (0.92, 5.1)

0.07

0.79 (0.36, 1.7)

0.56

 Rangpur

  

1.66 (0.78, 5.53)

0.18

1.73 (0.72, 4.1)

0.21

1.29 (0.59, 2.8)

0.52

 Sylhet (r)

  

1

 

1

 

1

 
  1. Abbreviation: ISSSF Introduction of solid, semi-solid, or soft foods, MDD Minimum dietary diversity, MMF Minimum Meal Frequency, MAD Minimum acceptable diet, aOR Adjusted odds ratio