Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of study participants by the minimum dietary diversity score of children, in Golina district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 345).
Variable
Category
Total, n (%)
Minimum child dietary diversity score (MCDDS)
value
Meet, n (%)
Not meet, n (%)
Maternal religion
Muslim
315 (91.3)
106 (87.6)
209 (93.3)
0.073
Others
30 (8.7)
15 (12.4)
15 (6.7)
Maternal ethnicity
Afar
284 (82.3)
92 (76)
192 (85.7)
0.024
Others
61 (17.7)
26 (24)
32 (14.3)
Maternal age
15–24
95 (27.5)
39 (32.2)
56 (25.0)
0.338
25–34
195 (56.5)
65 (53.7)
130 (58.0)
≥35
55 (16)
17 (14.1)
38 (17.0)
Maternal education status
No formal education
254 (73.6)
74 (62.2)
180 (80.4)
<0.0001
Primary
35 (10.1)
16 (13.2)
19 (8.5)
Secondary and above
56 (16.3)
31 (25.6)
25 (11.1)
Maternal occupation
Government employee
41 (11.9)
24 (19.8)
17 (7.6)
<0.0001
Pastoralist
216 (62.6)
65 (53.7)
151 (67.4)
Housewife
62 (18)
17 (14.0)
45 (20.1)
Others
26 (7.5)
15 (12.3)
11 (4.9)
Maternal residence
Urban
81 (23.5)
52 (23.2)
29 (24)
0.875
Rural
264 (76.5)
172 (76.8)
92 (76)
Index child sex
Male
165 (47.8)
48 (39.7)
117 (52.2)
0.026
Female
180 (52.2)
73 (60.3)
107 (47.8)
Index child age
6–8 months
53 (15.4)
26 (21.5)
27 (12.1)
0.025
9–11 months
77 (22.3)
20 (16.5)
57 (25.4)
12–23 months
215 (62.3)
75 (62.0)
140 (62.5)
Maternal age (in completed years)
Mean ± SD
27.97 ± 5.43
Family size
Mean ± SD
5.81 ± 2.13
Index child age (in completed month)
Mean ± SD
13.76 ± 4.57
Orthodox, Protestant, and Catholic. Amhara and Oromo. Student, merchant, and daily laborer.
