Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 6

Factors associated with child dietary diversity score in Northeast Ethiopia (n = 345).

Variables/Category	Minimum CDDS		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Meet (≥4)	Not Meet (≤3)
Maternal education status
No formal education	74 (61.16)	180 (80.36)	1	1
Attended primary	16 (13.22)	19 (8.48)	2.048 (0.999–4.200)	1.877 (0.807–4.370)
Secondary and above	31 (25.62)	25 (11.16)	3.016 (1.668–5.454)	3.042 (1.312–7.052)
Maternal BMI in (kg/m^2) status
Normal	19 (15.7)	54 (24.11)	1	1
Underweight	6 (4.96)	26 (11.61)	0.528 (0.295–0.946)	0.488 (0.259–0.918)
Overweight	96 (79.34)	144 (64.28)	0.346 (0.137–0. 873)	0.319 (0.119–0.855)

The variables entered into the model was maternal educational status, maternal marital status, maternal BMI status, number of under-five children at the household, nutrition counseling during antenatal care follow-up, household decision making power, livestock, index child sex, maternal ethnicity, family size, maternal age, child age, and religion.