| Variables | Dietary practice | COR [95% CI] | p value | Good | Poor |
| Age | 18–26 | 56 (9.10%) | 240 (38.83%) | 0.34 [1.01, 13.05] | 0.03 | 27–35 | 97 (15.70%) | 161 (26.05%) | 0.95 [0.23, 6.02] | 0.23 | ≥36 | 28 (4.53%) | 44 (7.12%) | 1 | |
| Marital status | Married | 150 (24.27%) | 413 (66.83%) | 0.21 [0.05, 2.03] | 0.62 | Divorced | 9 (1.46%) | 11 (1.78%) | 0.48 [0.23, 6.72] | 0.81 | Widowed | 22 (3.56%) | 13 (2.10%) | 1 | |
| Occupation | Merchant | 20 (3.24%) | 28 (4.53%) | 0.77 [0.20, 2.97] | 0.12 | Daily labourer | 31 (5.02%) | 30 (4.85%) | 0.46 [0.17, 1.21] | 0.21 | Government employee | 37 (5.99%) | 16 (2.59%) | 0.40 [0.15, 1.02] | 0.002 | House wife | 93 (15.05%) | 363 (58.74%) | 1 | |
| Education | Read and write | 41 (6.63%) | 110 (17.80%) | 1.26 [0.18, 2.39] | 0.22 | 1–8 | 42 (6.80%) | 135 (21.84%) | 1.05 [0.24, 4.39] | 0.12 | Secondary and above | 56 (9.065%) | 50 (8.10%) | 3.40 [0.52, 8.91] | 0.04 | Cannot read and write | 42 (6.80%) | 142 (22.98%) | 1 | |
| Income | <2000 | 77 (12.46%) | 259 (41.91%) | 0.20 [0.28, 1.74] | 0.15 | 2000–4000 | 69 (11.17%) | 158 (25.57%) | 0.25 [0.20, 1.18] | 0.023 | >4000 | 35 (5.66%) | 20 (3.24%) | 1 | |
| Husband support | Yes | 76 (12.23%) | 98 (15.86%) | 2.60 [0.46,8.12] | 0.14 | No | 105 (16.99%) | 339 (54.85%) | 1 | |
| Gap between pregnancy | ≤2 yr | 81 (13.11%) | 162 (26.21%) | 1.52 [1.41,5.02] | 0.47 | 3–5 yr | 59 (9.55%) | 150 (24.27%) | 1.20 [1.28, 4.91] | 0.11 | >5 yr | 41 (6.63%) | 125 (20.23%) | 1 | |
| Dietary knowledge | Good | 128 (20.71%) | 230 (37.22%) | 2.17 [2.28,13.02] | 0.003 | Poor | 53 (8.58%) | 207 (33.50%) | 1 | |
| Additional meal | Yes | 107 (17.31%) | 121 (19.58%) | 3.80 [1.50,5.86] | 0.04 | No | 74 (11.97%) | 316 (50.97%) | 1 | |
| Meal skipping | Yes | 31 (5.02%) | 98 (15.86%) | 0.71 [1.08,11.67] | 0.13 | No | 150 (24.27%) | 339 (54.85%) | 1 | |
| Food craving | Yes | 91 (14.72%) | 113 (18.28%) | 2.90 [0.52, 8.91] | 0.09 | No | 90 (14.56%) | 324 (52.43%) | 1 | |
| Time of initiation ANC visit | <3 months of pregnancy | 69 (11.17%) | 165 (26.70%) | 0.73 [0.36, 5.85] | 0.87 | 3–6 months of pregnancy | 85 (13.75%) | 225 (36.41%) | 0.66 [0.53, 1.89] | 0.98 | >6 months of pregnancy | 27 (4.37%) | 47 (7.61%) | 1 | |
| Time that takes to reach health facility | <1 hour | 99 (16.02%) | 110 (17.80%) | 3.60 [1.28, 4.91] | 0.65 | ≥1 hour | 82 (13.27%) | 327 (52.91%) | 1 | |
| Additional meal | Yes | 112 (18.12%) | 116 (18.77%) | 4.50 [0.48, 1.94] | 0.86 | No | 69 (11.17%) | 321 (51.94%) | 1 | |
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