Table 3 Results of the multiple POM using nutrition status as response three ordered categories ♣
Co-variable | Regression coefficient | Standard error | p-value | Odds ration | 95% CI of OR | Single score test (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept 1 | 3.888 | .209 | .000 | - | - | - |
Intercept 2 | 5.888 | .218 | .000 | - | - | |
Children age (in months) [0-11 months as Reference] | ||||||
12-23 | 1.877 | .099 | .000 | 6.534 | 5.381-7.934 | 0.005 |
24+ | 1.638 | .091 | .000 | 5.147 | 4.302-6.157 | |
Birth interval (months) [48+ months as reference] | ||||||
24-47 | .403 | .071 | .000 | 1.496 | 1.301-1.719 | 0.928 |
< 24 | .465 | .083 | .000 | 1.591 | 1.353-1.871 | |
Mother's education [Higher education as reference] | ||||||
Secondary | .820 | .156 | .000 | 2.270 | 1.672-3.080 | 0.549 |
Primary | .760 | .167 | .000 | 2.139 | 1.542-2.967 | |
No education | .982 | .166 | .000 | 2.670 | 1.929-3.694 | |
Household wealth status [Richest as reference] | ||||||
Richer | .273 | .112 | .015 | 1.314 | 1.054-1.638 | 0.799 |
Middle | .359 | .115 | .002 | 1.432 | 1.144-1.792 | |
Poorer | .534 | .116 | .000 | 1.705 | 1.359-2.139 | |
Poorest | .695 | .118 | .000 | 2.005 | 1.590-2.527 | |
Child feeding status [High (10-12) as reference] | ||||||
Medium (7-9) | .045 | .081 | .578 | 1.046 | 0.893-1.226 | 0.180 |
Low (0-6) | .248 | .095 | .009 | 1.281 | 1.063-1.544 | |
Mothers' antenatal-postnatal care status [Sufficient (16-18) as reference] | ||||||
Merely sufficient (11-15) | .338 | .177 | .057 | 1.402 | 0.990-1.984 | 0.678 |
Less sufficient (6-10) | .318 | .177 | .073 | 1.375 | 0.971-1.946 | |
Least sufficient (1-5) | .453 | .182 | .013 | 1.573 | 1.101-2.246 | |
No care (0) | .472 | .185 | .011 | 1.603 | 1.116-2.301 | |
Mother's BMI [Normal (≥18.5) as reference] | ||||||
Thinness (< 18.5) | .553 | .063 | .000 | 1.738 | 1.537-1.965 | 0.665 |
Incidence of ARI in the last two weeks [No as reference] | ||||||
Yes | .195 | .078 | .012 | 1.215 | 1.044-1.415 | 0.678 |
Incidence of fever in the last two weeks [No as reference] | ||||||
Yes | .234 | .066 | .000 | 1.263 | 1.111-1.436 | 0.292 |
Incidence of diarrhoea in the last two weeks [No as reference] | ||||||
Yes | .245 | .107 | .021 | 1.278 | 1.037-1.575 | 0.876 |
Score test for the proportional odds assumption: Chi-square = 27.83, df = 21, p-value = 0.144 | ||||||
Goodness-of-fit test of overall model (Likelihood Ratio): Chi-square = 926.52, df = 21, p-value = 0.000, Pseudo R2 = 0.1029 | ||||||