Table 2 Determinants of introduction of solid, semi-solid and soft foods and minimum dietary diversity in Tanzania, 2004–2016
From: Trends and determinants of complementary feeding practices in Tanzania, 2004–2016
Introduction of solid, semi-solid and soft foods (6–8 months, n = 1349) | Minimum dietary diversity (n = 7705) | |||||||||
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%* | COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR* (95% CI) | P value | %* | COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR* (95% CI) | P value | |
Socioeconomic | ||||||||||
Mother’s employment | ||||||||||
Not working | 84.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 25.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Working | 86.7 | 1.28 (0.88–1.87) | 0.194 | 1.64 (0.90–2.97) | 0.100 | 26.8 | 1.11 (0.96–1.28) | 0.131 | 1.21 (1.10–1.49) | 0.029 |
Mother’s education | ||||||||||
No schooling | 85.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 19.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Primary education | 86.7 | 1.09 (0.74–1.62) | 0.645 | 1.24 (0.73–2.11) | 0.414 | 26.5 | 1.57 (1.36–1.82) | < 0.001 | 1.28 (1.06–1.53) | 0.007 |
Secondary and higher | 86.6 | 1.54 (0.86–2.75) | 0.138 | 1.51 (0.56–4.06) | 0.409 | 41.7 | 3.27 (2.71–3.94) | < 0.001 | 1.57 (1.17–2.08) | 0.002 |
Father’s education | ||||||||||
No schooling | 82.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 20.01 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Primary education | 86.9 | 1.42 (0.93–2.16) | 0.096 | 1.27 (0.71–2.29) | 0.408 | 26.1 | 1.57 (1.32–1.87) | < 0.001 | 1.06 (0.87–1.31) | 0.519 |
Secondary and higher | 85.5 | 1.74 (0.99–3.07) | 0.053 | 1.50 (0.60–3.77) | 0.381 | 40.2 | 3.04 (2.47–3.75) | < 0.001 | 1.36 (1.03–1.81) | 0.029 |
Household wealth | ||||||||||
Poor | 86.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 18.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Middle | 86.5 | 1.07 (0.74–1.53) | 0.712 | 0.93 (0.56–1.56) | 0.803 | 27.3 | 1.72 (1.51–1.95) | < 0.001 | 1.35 (1.16–1.59) | < 0.001 |
Rich | 86.5 | 1.12 (0.74–1.53) | 0.614 | 0.46 (0.17–1.20) | 0.114 | 47.1 | 4.09 (3.48–4.79) | < 0.001 | 3.20 (2.48–4.14) | < 0.001 |
Health service | ||||||||||
Place of delivery | ||||||||||
Home | 84.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 20.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Health facility | 87.5 | 1.29 (0.92–1.80) | 0.128 | 0.36 (0.47–0.92) | 0.033 | 31.1 | 1.95 (1.73–2.18) | < 0.001 | 1.74 (1.29–2.34) | < 0.001 |
Postnatal visits | ||||||||||
None | 84.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 26.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
0–2 days | 92.7 | 1.42 (0.81–2.48) | 0.211 | 2.86 (1.21–6.72) | 0.016 | 29.3 | 1.78 (1.38–2.29) | < 0.001 | 1.24 (0.92–1.67) | 0.149 |
3–42 days | 88.1 | 0.94 (0.51–1.76) | 0.880 | 0.74 (0.26–2.13) | 0.584 | 24.6 | 1.82 (1.41–2.35) | < 0.001 | 1.33 (1.00–1.79) | 0.052 |
Antenatal visits | ||||||||||
None | 89.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 17.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
1–3 | 86.6 | 1.13 (0.42–3.04) | 0.797 | 1.74 (0.56–5.37) | 0.334 | 23.2 | 1.51 (0.99–2.30) | 0.051 | 1.28 (0.80–2.05) | 0.302 |
4+ | 85.6 | 1.25 (0.46–3.36) | 0.651 | 1.34 (0.43–4.12) | 0.607 | 30.2 | 1.99 (1.31–3.03) | 0.001 | 1.40 (0.88–2.25) | 0.152 |
Delivery assistance | ||||||||||
Health professional | 87.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 35.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Traditional birth attendance | 81.7 | 0.46 (0.25–0.87) | 0.017 | 0.40 (0.18–0.87) | 0.022 | 22.7 | 0.50 (0.41–0.62) | < 0.001 | 1.21 (0.85–1.73) | 0.282 |
Other untrained personnel | 85.0 | 0.81 (0.52–1.25) | 0.347 | 0.90 (0.53–1.50) | 0.703 | 22.8 | 0.56 (0.48–0.64) | < 0.001 | 1.27 (0.95–1.71) | 0.098 |