Research Article
Determinant of Mother’s Health Promotional Measures Practice of Infant with Age 6–12 Months in a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal
Table 4
Determinants of mother’s practice level of health promotion measures of infant with age group 6–12 months in a tertiary hospital of Nepal.
| | Characteristics | Practice level (%) | P value | aCOR 95% CI | bAOR 95% CI | | Poor practice | Good practice |
| | Ethnicity | | Brahmin/Chhetri | 41 (28.3) | 104 (71.7) | | 1 | 1 | | Madeshi | 22 (24.7) | 67 (75.3) | 0.028∗ | 1.20 (0.66–2.19) | 1.17 (0.52–2.63) | | Dalits | 8 (28.6) | 20 (71.4) | | 0.99 (0.40–2.42) | 0.04 (0.005–0.30) | | Newar | 4 (17.4) | 19 (82.6) | | 1.87 (0.60–5.84) | 1.24 (0.22–7.17) | | Janjati | 12 (20.3) | 47 (79.7) | | 1.54 (0.74–3.20) | 3.36 (0.87–12.99) | | Muslim | 31 (44.3) | 39 (55.7) | | 0.50 (0.27–0.90) | 0.14 (0.01–1.89) |
| | Religion | | Hindu | 82 (24.7) | 250 (75.3) | | 1 | 1 | | Non-Hindu | 36 (43.9) | 46 (56.1) | 0.001∗ | 0.42 (0.25–0.69) | 5.35 (0.43–66.42) |
| | Types of family | | | | | | | Nuclear | 66 (29.6) | 157 (70.4) | | 1 | — | | Jointed and extended | 52 (27.2) | 139 (72.8) | 0.594 | 1.12 (0.73–1.73) | |
| | Mother’s education | | Illiterate and informal | 21 (25.9) | 60 (74.1) | | 1 | 1 | | Below SLC | 54 (38.0) | 88 (62.0) | | 0.57 (0.31–1.04) | 0.08 (0.02–0.27) | | SLC and above | 43 (22.5) | 148 (77.5) | 0.007∗ | 1.21 (0.66–2.20) | 0.09 (0.02–0.37) |
| | Father’s education | | Illiterate and informal | 18 (54.5) | 15 (45.5) | | 1 | 1 | | Below SLC | 40 (38.5) | 64 (61.5) | <0.001∗ | 1.92 (0.87–4.23) | 1.10 (0.25–4.85) | | SLC and above | 60 (21.7) | 217 (78.3) | | 4.34 (2.07–9.12) | 3.24 (0.70–14.91) |
| | Mother’s occupation | | Housewives | 53 (25.9) | 152 (74.1) | | 1 | — | | Other than housewives | 65 (31.1) | 144 (68.9) | 0.237 | 0.77 (0.50–1.19) | |
| | Father’s occupation | | Agriculture | 38 (43.7) | 49 (56.3) | | 1 | 1 | | Other than agriculture | 80 (24.5) | 247 (75.5) | <0.001∗ | 2.39 (1.46–3.92) | 7.21 (2.59–20.11) |
| | Number of living children | | ≤2 children | 68 (25.4) | 200 (74.6) | 0.056 | 1 | — | | > children | 50 (34.2) | 96 (65.8) | | 0.65 (0.42–1.01) | |
| | Birth space (index child) | | ≤2 years | 85 (31.3) | 187 (68.8) | | 1 | | | >2 years | 5 (5.9) | 80 (94.1) | <0.001∗ | 7.27 (2.84–18.60) | 12.88 (3.49–47.58) |
| | Earning status | | Earning | 94 (26.7) | 258 (73.3) | | 1 | — | | No earning | 24 (38.7) | 38 (61.3) | 0.054 | 0.58 (0.33–1.01) | |
| | Family monthly income (NRs) | | Earning ≤ 20000 | 103 (35.6) | 186 (64.4) | | 1 | 1 | | >20000 | 15 (12.0) | 110 (88.0) | <0.001∗ | 4.061 (2.25–7.33) | 3.29 (1.16–13.32) |
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∗Significant at , 1, reference category. aCrude odds ratio. bAdjusted odds ratio. |
