Table 2 Parameter estimates of related covariates in the final proportional odds model
Variables | Categories | OR | P-value | 95 % CI of OR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB | UB | ||||
Mother’s age (years) | 15–24 | 1.07 | 0.522 | 0.88 | 1.29 |
25–29 | 1.03 | 0.673 | 0.88 | 1.21 | |
30–34 | 1.12 | 0.11 | 0.97 | 1.30 | |
35–49 (ref) | |||||
Type of place of residence | Rural | 1.04 | 0.582 | 0.90 | 1.21 |
Urban (ref) | |||||
Mother’s educational level | Primary/Secondary/higher | 0.92 | 0.186 | 0.82 | 1.04 |
No education (ref) | |||||
Source of drinking water supply | Improved | 0.87 | 0.006 | 0.79 | 0.96 |
Non improved (ref) | |||||
Religion | Orthodox | 0.38 | .000 | 0.34 | 0.42 |
Protestant | 0.44 | .000 | 0.39 | 0.50 | |
Muslim (ref) | |||||
Number of children 5 and under in household | 3 or above | 1.30 | .000 | 1.13 | 1.49 |
Two | 1.17 | 0.005 | 1.05 | 1.30 | |
One (ref) | |||||
Mother’s anemia status | Severe or moderate | 1.84 | .000 | 1.55 | 2.19 |
Mild | 1.57 | .000 | 1.40 | 1.78 | |
Not anemic (ref) | |||||
Husband/partner’s education level | Secondary or higher | 1.04 | 0.667 | 0.86 | 1.26 |
Primary | 0.86 | 0.004 | 0.77 | 0.95 | |
No education (ref) | |||||
Mother’s current employment status | Not working | 1.13 | 0.015 | 1.02 | 1.25 |
Working (ref) | |||||
Birth order number | 6 + | 1.05 | 0.655 | 0.86 | 1.28 |
4 – 5 | 1.13 | 0.188 | 0.94 | 1.35 | |
2 – 3 | 1.01 | 0.922 | 0.87 | 1.17 | |
1 (ref) | |||||
Child’s Size at birth | Large | 0.97 | 0.557 | 0.86 | 1.09 |
Average | 0.95 | 0.308 | 0.85 | 1.05 | |
Small (ref) | |||||
Child age (years) | 6 – 11 | 5.06 | .000 | 4.25 | 6.01 |
12 – 23 | 3.98 | .000 | 3.45 | 4.59 | |
24 – 35 | 2.11 | .000 | 1.83 | 2.42 | |
36 – 47 | 1.47 | .000 | 1.28 | 1.68 | |
48 – 59 (ref) | |||||
Wasting status of Child | Severe | 1.42 | 0.01 | 1.09 | 1.85 |
Moderate | 1.30 | 0.001 | 1.11 | 1.52 | |
Not wasted (ref) | |||||
Stunting status of Child | Severe | 1.92 | .000 | 1.71 | 2.15 |
Moderate | 1.26 | .000 | 1.13 | 1.41 | |
Not stunted (ref) | 1.07 | ||||