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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