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Table 4 Bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression results for women's attitude towards wife beating (disagreed with wife beating) as predictor of appropriate child feeding practice during diarrhea among under-five age children: evidence from the DHSs ofĀ 28 countries in SSA

From: Does attitude towards wife beating determine infant feeding practices during diarrheal illnessĀ in sub-Saharan Africa?

Variable

Model I

Model II

cOR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

Wife beating attitude

Ā 

Agreed/justified

Ref

Ā 

Ref

Ā 

Disagreed/not justified

2.21 (1.17ā€“4.18)

0.014

2.02 (1.17ā€“3.48)

0.012

Womenā€™s age

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

15ā€“19

Ref

Ā 

ā€“

ā€“

20ā€“24

1.12 (0.36ā€“3.43)

0.840

ā€“

ā€“

25ā€“29

1.87 (0.63ā€“5.49)

0.254

ā€“

ā€“

30ā€“34

1.60 (0.46ā€“5.59)

0.453

ā€“

ā€“

35ā€“39

1.96 (0.50ā€“7.72)

0.332

ā€“

ā€“

40ā€“49

3.13 (0.75ā€“13.09)

0.116

ā€“

ā€“

Womenā€™s educational level

No formal education

Ref

Ā 

Ref

Ā 

Primary school

2.29 (1.05ā€“4.99)

0.036

1.56 (0.74ā€“3.30)

0.235

Secondary school

1.95 (0.91ā€“4.17)

0.083

0.85 (0.30ā€“2.37)

0.757

Higher

0.30 (0.03ā€“2.80)

0.293

0.15 (0.01ā€“1.71)

0.127

Husband educational level

No formal education

Ref

Ā 

ā€“

ā€“

Primary school

1.70 (0.54ā€“5.33)

0.360

ā€“

ā€“

Secondary school

2.44 (0.95ā€“6.27)

0.063

ā€“

ā€“

Higher

1.58 (0.36ā€“6.78)

0.536

ā€“

ā€“

Wealth quintiles

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Quintile 1

Ref

Ā 

Ref

Ā 

Quintile 2

1.10 (0.37ā€“3.25)

0.852

0.86 (0.28ā€“2.60)

0.794

Quintile 3

4.24 (1.51ā€“11.90)

0.006

2.06 (0.61ā€“6.90)

0.239

Quintile 4

5.96 (1.88ā€“18.85)

0.002

2.53 (0.62ā€“10.28)

0.191

Quintile 5

3.30 (0.99ā€“11.01)

0.051

1.69 (0.36ā€“7.76)

0.497

Place of residence

Urban

Ref

Ā 

Ref

Ā 

Rural

0.23 (0.11ā€“0.49)

0.000

0.45 (0.19ā€“1.08)

0.075

Media exposure

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

No

Ref

Ā 

Ref

Ā 

Yes

2.40 (1.24ā€“4.64)

0.009

1.10 (0.58ā€“2.07)

0.759

Religion

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Christian

Ref

Ā 

ā€“

ā€“

Others

0.32 (0.08ā€“1.25)

0.105

ā€“

ā€“

Parity

Ā Ā 

ā€“

ā€“

1ā€“2

Ref

Ā 

ā€“

ā€“

3ā€“4

1.22 (0.66ā€“2.24)

0.508

ā€“

ā€“

5ā€‰+ā€‰

1.64 (0.70ā€“3.84)

0.250

ā€“

ā€“

Family size

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰<ā€‰5

Ref

Ā 

Ref

Ā 

5ā€‰+ā€‰

1.91 (1.03ā€“3.53)

0.039

1.58 (0.88ā€“2.85)

0.125

Distance to health facility

Ā 

Not big problem

Ref

Ā 

ā€“

ā€“

A big problem

1.02 (0.47ā€“2.24)

0.945

ā€“

ā€“

Currently employed

ā€“

ā€“

No

Ref

Ā 

ā€“

ā€“

Yes

1.13 (0.55ā€“2.32)

0.730

ā€“

ā€“

  1. Ref reference, CI confidence interval, cOR crude odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, (ā€“) not included variable in model II (adjusted model) due to non-significant results in model I (unadjusted model)