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Table 5 Multivariate analysis for determinants of minimum meal frequency

From: Determinants of minimum meal frequency among children in Kumbungu District of Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95.0% confidence interval)

P- value

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95.0% confidence interval)

P- value

Age of child

 6–8 months

1

Ìý

1

Ìý

 9–23 months

3.18 (1.971–5.144)

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

3.48 (1. 338 − 9.030)

0.011

Currently breastfeeding

 Y±ð²õ

1

Ìý

1

Ìý

 N´Ç

4.73 (0.608–36.819)

0.138

9.79 (0.711–134.820)

0.088

Early initiation of breastfeeding

 Y±ð²õ

1

Ìý

1

Ìý

 N´Ç

1.87 (0.693–5.060)

0.216

0.86 (0.470–1.583)

0.633

Dietary Knowledge

 Good knowledge

1

Ìý

1

Ìý

 Poor knowledge

1.47(0.839–2.578)

0.178

1.36 (0.668–2.765)

0.397

Minimum dietary diversity score

 U²Ô³¾±ð³Ù

1

Ìý

1

Ìý

 M±ð³Ù

15.03(8.825–25.599)

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

46.32 (17.784–120.641)

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Child history of sickness in the past 2 weeks

 Y±ð²õ

1

Ìý

1

Ìý

 N´Ç

1.43 (0.905–2.273)

0.125

1.77 (0.955–3.280)

0.070

Stunted

 Y±ð²õ

1

Ìý

1

Ìý

 N´Ç

1.41 (0.856–2.311)

0.178

0.84 (0.376–1.883)

0.675

Underweight

 Y±ð²õ

1

Ìý

1

Ìý

 N´Ç

1.34 (0.817–2.198)

0.247

0.69 (0.305–1.560)

0.372