Determinants of Food Taboos in the Pregnant Women of the Awabel District, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State in Ethiopia

Table 2

Determinants of food taboo in public health institution in Awabel district, Northwest Ethiopia, April 15-May 17, 2016 (n=307).

Variables		Having food taboo		COR(95CI)	AOR (95CI)	P-Value
		Yes	No
Age of the mother	15-19 years	11	38	1.00	1.00
	20-24 years	40	94	0.68(0.316,0.464)	2.971(1.711,5.159)	0.001
	25-29 years	28	65	0.672(0.301,0.502)	3.358(1.638,6.886)	0.001
	≥30 years	2	22	3.18(1.646,15.70)	12.716(2.429,66.58)	0.003
Income of the mother	<650biir	21	119	1.00	1.00
	650-1000birr	22	42	0.337(0.168,0.674)	0.290(0.132,0.638)	0.002
	1001-1500birr	16	28	0.309(0.143,0.667)	0.281(0.111,0.715)	0.008
	≥1500 birr	22	30	0.241(0.117,0.494)	0.330(0.117,0.929)	0.036
Previous ANC attendants	Yes	63	18	1.00	1.00
	No	161	58	1.22(1.89,5.408)	2.33(1.257,4.336)	0.007

Note: COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.