Table 5 Results of multiple PPOM using child nutrition status as response with three ordered categories ♣
Comparisons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Co-variable | Nourish vs. (moderately & severely malnourished) | Nourish & moderately malnourished vs. (severely malnourished) | ||||
β1 | OR1 | P-value | β2 | OR2 | P-value | |
Coefficient | 3.9269 | - | 0.000 | 5.576 | - | 0.000 |
Children age (in months) [0-11 months as Reference] | ||||||
12-23 | 1.9264 | 6.8645 | 0.000 | 1.4328 | 4.1904 | 0.000 |
24-35 | 1.6772 | 5.3508 | 0.000 | 1.1986 | 3.3156 | 0.000 |
Birth interval (months) [48+ months as reference] | ||||||
24-47 | 0.4035 | 1.4971 | 0.000 | 0.4035 | 1.4971 | 0.000 |
< 24 | 0.4683 | 1.5973 | 0.000 | 0.4683 | 1.5973 | 0.000 |
Mother's education [Higher education as reference] | ||||||
Secondary | 0.8323 | 2.2987 | 0.000 | 0.8323 | 2.2987 | 0.000 |
Primary | 0.7759 | 2.1726 | 0.000 | 0.7759 | 2.1726 | 0.000 |
No education | 0. 9467 | 2.5772 | 0.000 | 0. 9467 | 2.5772 | 0.000 |
Household wealth status [Richest as reference] | ||||||
Richer | 0.2786 | 1.3213 | 0.014 | 0.2786 | 1.3213 | 0.014 |
Middle | 0.368 | 1.4449 | 0.001 | 0.368 | 1.4449 | 0.001 |
Poorer | 0.5437 | 1.7224 | 0.000 | 0.5437 | 1.7224 | 0.000 |
Poorest | 0.7068 | 2.0276 | 0.000 | 0.7068 | 2.0276 | 0.000 |
Child feeding status [High as reference] | ||||||
Medium | 0.0407 | 1.0415 | 0.617 | 0.0407 | 1.0415 | 0.617 |
Low | 0.2424 | 1.2744 | 0.012 | 0.2424 | 1.2744 | 0.012 |
Mothers' antenatal-postnatal care status [Sufficient as reference] | ||||||
Merely sufficient | 0.3418 | 1.4075 | 0.055 | 0.3418 | 1.4075 | 0.055 |
Less sufficient | 0.3238 | 1.3823 | 0.068 | 0.3238 | 1.3823 | 0.068 |
Least sufficient | 0.4588 | 1.5822 | 0.012 | 0.4588 | 1.5822 | 0.012 |
No care | 0.4796 | 1.6155 | 0.009 | 0.4796 | 1.6155 | 0.009 |
Mother's BMI [Normal (≥18.5) as reference] | ||||||
Thinness (< 18.5) | 0.5557 | 1.7432 | 0.000 | 0.5557 | 1.7432 | 0.000 |
Incidence of ARI in the last two weeks [No as reference] | ||||||
Yes | 0.1961 | 1.2167 | 0.011 | 0.1961 | 1.2167 | 0.011 |
Incidence of fever in the last two weeks [No as reference] | ||||||
Yes | 0.2363 | 1.2665 | 0.000 | 0.243 | 1.2751 | 0.022 |
Incidence of diarrhoea in the last two weeks [No as reference] | ||||||
Yes | 0.2430 | 1.2751 | 0.022 | 0.2363 | 1.2665 | 0.000 |
Score test for the proportional odds assumption: Chi-square = 12.95, df = 19, p-value = 0.7943 | ||||||
Goodness-of-fit test of overall model (Likelihood Ratio): Chi-square = 941.55, df = 23, p-value = 0.000, Pseudo R2 = 0.1046 | ||||||