| | Predictors | Odds ratio | SE | 95% Conf. interval |
| | Child-level covariates | | | | | Age of the child (in months) | 0.994* | −0.003 | 0.988,1.000 | | Sex of the child (base: male) female | 0.812** | −0.042 | 0.734,0.898 | Size of the child at birth (Base: large size)
Average size | 1.555** | −0.222 | 1.175,2.059 | | Small size | 1.579** | −0.252 | 1.155,2.160 | | Birth order | 0.801** | −0.027 | 0.750,0.855 | | Average birth-spacing | 1.009** | −0.002 | 1.004,1.014 |
| | Mother-level covariates | | | | | Mother’s years since first marriage | 1.031* | −0.015 | 1.002,1.061 | | Mother’s age at childbirth | 1.022+ | −0.013 | 0.997,1.047 | | Place of delivery of child (base: home delivery) institutional delivery | 1.11 | 1.11 | 0.974,1.264 | | Mother’s education in years | 1.002 | −0.006 | 0.991,1.012 | | Women’s decision-making index | 0.961 | −0.036 | 0.892,1.034 | | Mother’s BMI: ≥18.5 (base = 18.5) | 0.635 | −0.194 | 0.349,1.157 | Duration of breastfeeding:
(base: less than 6 months);
more than 6 months | 1.878** | −0.162 | 1.586,2.224 | | Composite index of infant and child feeding practices | 0.965* | −0.016 | 0.934,0.997 |
| | Household-level covariates | | | | Wealth index: (base: poorest quintile)
2nd quintile | 1.428** | −0.162 | 1.222,1.669 | | Middle quintile | 0.806* | −0.072 | 0.677,0.960 | | 4th quintile | 0.626** | −0.066 | 0.508,0.770 | | Richest quintile | 0.805+ | −0.098 | 0.633,1.023 | Composite healthcare utilization index (base: poor utilization level)
Moderate utilization level | 1.111 | −0.078 | 0.969,1.275 | | Good utilization level | 0.750** | −0.083 | 0.603,0.932 |
| | Community-level covariates | | | | Distance to health facility
(base: facility faraway);
health facility nearby | 1.482** | −0.102 | 1.295,1.697 | | Water source (base: piped water); non piped water | 1.831** | −0.132 | 1.589,2.110 | | Place of residence (base: urban); rural | 1.053 | −0.267 | 0.640,1.733 | | Constant | 0.064** | −0.032 | 0.024,0.172 |
| | N | | 8505 | |
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