Risk factors | Model I AOR 95 C.I | Model II AOR 95 C.I | Final model AOR 95 C.I |
Marital status of the primary caretaker |
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|
|
Married | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
Divorced | 1.19 (0.73, 1.95) |
| 1.06 (0.59, 1.91) |
Widowed | 2.19 (0.69, 6.95) |
| 3.81 (1.04, 13.8)* |
Education of the primary caretaker (n = 1226) |
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|
|
Formal education | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
Read and write | 1.40 (0.98, 2.00) |
| 1.36 (0.81, 2.28) |
Read only | 8.48 (4.08, 17.6)* |
| 5.90 (2.52, 13.8)* |
No formal education | 3.60 (2.08, 6.30)* |
| 3.02 (1.56, 5.83)* |
Occupation of the father (N = 1263) |
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|
|
Government employee | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
Merchant | 0.47 (0.32, 0.68)* |
| 0.26 (0.14, 0.47)* |
Farmer | 0.47 (0.28, 0.80)* |
| 0.17 (0.83, 0.38)* |
Livestock | 0.50 (0.32, 0.79)* |
| 0.44 (0.23, 0.84)* |
Radio ownership |
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|
|
Own radio | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
Do not own radio | 0.45 (0.32, 0.63)* |
| 0.81 (0.52, 1.27) |
Age of the child |
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|
|
<6 months | 1.0 |
| 1.0 |
6 - 11 months | 1.67 (1.15, 2.42)* |
| 1.36 (0.89, 2.08) |
12 - 59 months | 1.21 (0.83, 1.77) |
| 0.77 (0.50, 1.19) |
Gender of the child |
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|
|
Male |
| 1.0 | 1.0 |
Female |
| 1.11 (0.80, 1.52) | 1.25 (0.85, 1.84) |
Birth order of the child |
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|
|
First |
| 1.0 | 1.0 |
Second |
| 1.15 (0.73, 1.82) | 1.30 (0.78, 2.15) |
Third |
| 1.45 (0.81, 2.62) | 1.82 (0.87, 3.79) |
Fourth and above |
| 1.15 (0.73, 1.84) | 2.20 (1.22, 3.97)* |
Maternal diarrhoea |
|
|
|
Yes |
| 1.0 | 1.0 |
No |
| 2.94 (1.49, 5.81)* | 2.79 (1.27, 6.15)* |
Child breastfeeding |
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|
|
Yes |
| 1.0 | 1.0 |