Research Article
Feeding Practice during Diarrheal Episode among Children Aged between 6 to 23 Months in Mirab Abaya District, Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 3
Predictors of feeding practice during diarrheal episode in Mirab Abaya district, Gamo Gofa Zone, SNNPR, March 2016.
| | Variable | Increase food and fluid | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | | Yes | No | | No (%) | No (%) |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 220(47.1) | 59(30.4) | 2.04(1.43,2.91) | 1.62(1.04,2.50) | | Female | 247(52.9) | 135(69.6) | 1 | 1 | | Number of under 5 children | | | | | | 1 | 327(70.0) | 104(53.6) | 2.02(1.43,2.85) | 2.11(1.38,3.23) | | 2 | 140(30.0) | 90(46.4) | 1 | 1 | | Maternal age | | | | | | 20 - 29 | 265(56.7) | 144(74.2) | 1 | 1 | | 30 – 39 | 202(43.3) | 50(25.8) | 2.19(1.52, 3.18) | 2.46(1.55, 3.88) | | Get information about feeding practice | | | | | | Yes | 327(70.0) | 105(54.1) | 1.98(1.40, 2.79) | 2.19(1.43, 3.36) | | No | 140(30.0) | 89(45.9) | 1 | 1 | | Number of ANC follow-ups | | | | | | Less than four times | 142(30.4) | 117(60.3) | 1 | 1 | | Four and more times | 325(69.6) | 77(39.7) | 3.48(2.45, 4.93) | 4.21(2.73, 6.49) | | Maternal education | | | | | | No formal education | 92(19.7) | 71(36.6) | 1 | 1 | | Grade 1 - 4 | 96(20.6) | 40(20.6) | 1.85(1.14,2.99) | 1.56(0.86, 2.79) | | Grade 5 – 8 | 115(24.6) | 44(22.7) | 2.02(1.27, 3.21) | 1.79(1.04, 3.11) | | Grade 9 an above | 164(35.1) | 39(20.1 | 3.25(2.04, 5.18) | 5.08(2.89, 8.94) |
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