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Table 3 ORs (95 % CIs) for factors associated with selected complementary feeding practices in mothers with children 6–23 months olda

From: Infant and young child feeding practices differ by ethnicity of Vietnamese mothers

 

Complementary feeding aged 6–8 months (n = 189)

Minimum meal frequency (n = 932)

Minimum dietary diversity (n = 932)

Minimum acceptable diet (n = 932)

Mother ethnicity (ref. Kinh ethnicity):

 Thai-Muong

-

 

0.17

(0.09, 0.30)***

0.15

(0.09, 0.27)***

0.23

(0.11, 0.46)***

 Tay-Nung

2.65

(0.62, 11.43)

1.71

(0.70, 4.22)

0.59

(0.39, 0.89)*

0.52

(0.39, 0.69)***

 E De-Mnong

2.21

(0.06, 76.27)

0.65

(0.39, 1.09)

0.26

(0.16, 0.43)***

0.55

(0.33, 0.89)*

Mother age (18–24 y vs. ≥ 25 y)

8.94

(1.35, 59.36)*

1.53

(1.04, 2.25)*

1.07

(0.69, 1.69)

1.12

(0.81, 1.56)

Mother education (≤9 y vs. > 9 y)

0.21

(0.04, 1.14)

0.79

(0.46, 1.38)

0.48

(0.33, 0.70)***

0.47

(0.31, 0.72)***

Mother occupation (farmer vs. others)

2.29

(0.28, 18.50)

0.72

(0.37, 1.40)

0.63

(0.40, 0.98)*

0.72

(0.52, 1.00)

Food insecurity status (ref. food secured):

 Mild

0.17

(0.02, 1.78)

0.58

(0.30, 1.11)

0.58

(0.39, 0.86)**

0.38

(0.29, 0.49)***

 Moderate

0.84

(0.13, 5.54)

0.49

(0.31, 0.78)**

0.50

(0.32, 0.78)**

0.36

(0.25, 0.51)***

 Severe

0.46

(0.01, 20.52)

0.43

(0.28, 0.66)***

0.31

(0.21, 0.44)***

0.26

(0.17, 0.40)***

Child age (mo)

6.85

(1.64, 28.65)**

1.01

(0.91, 1.12)

1.18

(1.09, 1.27)***

1.07

(1.03, 1.10)***

Being a boy

1.87

(0.50,6.98)

1.06

(0.77,1.46)

0.92

(0.66,1.29)

1.01

(0.70,1.46)

  1. aData from Alive & Thrive baseline surveys, 2011 and 2012 [24, 25]. Values are odds ratios (OR) and 95 % CIs. Significantly different from the null value (OR = 1; two-sided t tests): *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001