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Table 3 Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with dietary diversity among pregnant women in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (Model fitness checked with Hosmer and Lemeshow Test (χ2 = 4.798, P = 0.779)

From: Maternal dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy during pregnancy and related factors in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

Variables (Mean and standard deviation was used for continues variables)

Dietary diversity

Inadequate

Adequate

COR (95% CI)

P

AOR (95% CI)

P

Age

29.06 (± 5.44)

1.05 (1.02–1.08)

0.001

1.02 (0.96–1.09)

0.471

Educational status

 No education

303

80

35.54 (19.07–45.18)

< 0.001

7.30 (2.35–22.68)

0.001

 Primary school

82

68

11.32 (5.87–21.81)

< 0.001

2.31 (0.83–6.44)

0.109

 Secondary school

25

66

3.56 (1.71–7.41)

0.001

1.253 (0.49–3.19)

0.637

 College and above

13

122

1

 

1

 

Educational status of partner

 No education

250

71

25.61 (15.26–42.98)

< 0.001

0.93 (0.31–2.85)

0.907

 Primary school

88

42

15.24 (8.55–27.15)

< 0.001

1.20 (0.44–3.26)

0.725

 Secondary school

41

57

5.23 (2.87–9.53)

< 0.001

1.69 (0.76–3.72)

0.196

 College and above

22

160

1

 

1

 

Woman’s Occupation

 Salary based

22

45

1

 

1

 

 Non-salary based

401

291

2.82 (1.66–4.80)

< 0.001

1.06 (0.82–1.37)

0.649

Place of residence

 Rural

366

111

13.02 (9.08–18.66)

< 0.001

2.57 (0.81–8.20)

0.111

 Urban

57

225

1

   

Number of lifetime pregnancy

 1–3

233

251

1

 

1

 

 > 3

190

85

2.41 (1.76–3.29)

< 0.001

0.71 (0.31–1.61)

0.457

Number of lifetime live birth

1.97 (± 1.81)

1.33 (1.22–1.45)

< 0.001

0.85 (0.65–1.10)

0.208

Number of ANC visit

2.67 (± 0.97)

0.75 (0.64–0.89)

0.002

0.92 (0.73–1.15)

0.457

Received dietary counseling

 Yes

257

300

1

 

1

 

 No

50

14

4.17 (2.25–7.72)

< 0.001

3.31 (1.49–7.35)

0.003

Wealth index (in quintile)

 The poorest

117

34

86.03 (29.51–250.77)

< 0.001

8.59 (1.56–47.34)

0.014

 Poorer

110

42

65.48 (22.67–189.13)

< 0.001

6.34 (1.16–34.65)

0.033

 Poor

125

27

115.7 (39.2–341.7)

< 0.001

8.46 (1.56–45.70)

0.013

 Richer

67

133

12.59 (4.44–35.69)

< 0.001

6.57 (2.16–20.01)

0.001

 The richest

4

100

1

 

1

 

Food insecurity

 Yes

110

42

2.46 (1.67–3.63)

< 0.001

0.73 (0.40–1.33)

0.300

 No

313

294

1

 

1

 

Meal frequency

3.63 (± 0.84)

0.26 (0.20–0.32)

< 0.001

0.530 (0.38–0.74)

< 0.001