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Table 5 Factors associated with dietary diversity practice among adolescents in Dembia district, northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 462)

From: Dietary diversity practice and associated factors among adolescent girls in Dembia district, northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Variables

Frequency

COR 95% CI

AOR 95% CI

Yes

No

Religion

 Orthodox

126

304

1

1

 Muslim

23

9

0.2 (0.1, 0.4)

0.3 (0.1–0.7)

Residency

 Urban

88

110

1

1

 Rural

61

203

2.7 (1.8, 4.0)

0.9 (0.4–2.5)

Adolescent age

 15–16

75

125

1

1

 17–19

74

188

1.5 (1.0, 2.7)

1.5 (0.9–2.4)

Father’s occupation

 Farmer

63

218

1

1

 Merchant

24

27

0.3 (0.2, 0.6)

0.7 (0.2–1.9)

 Civil servant

21

19

0.3 (0.1, 0.5)

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

 Private

38

44

0.3 (0.2, 0.6)

0.3 (0.1–0.9)

Birth order

 1–4

117

212

1

1

 5–10

32

101

1.7 (1.1, 2.8)

1.4 (0.8–2.3)

Wealth index

 Low

41

160

1

1

 Middle

60

92

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

 High

48

60

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

0.3 (0.2–0.6)

BMI for age

 Normal

143

278

1

1

 Underweight

6

35

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

3.5 (1.3–9.5)

Availability of latrine

 No

36

51

1

1

 Yes

215

160

1.9 (1.1–3.3)

1.8 (0.8–39.7)

Frequency of meal

 2

24

61

1

1

 3

98

208

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

 4

27

44

0.6 (0.3–1.3)

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

Treatment of water

 Boiling

7

6

1

1

 Water agar

90

47

1.6 (0.5–5.1)

1.0 (0.3–4.0)

 Never

245

67

3.1 (1.0–9.5)

1.8 (0.5–6.7)