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Table 4 Bivariate simple linear regression of infants’ and children’s dietary diversity and its associated factors (n = 1102)

From: Factors associated with infants’ and young children’s (6–23 months) dietary diversity in Pakistan: evidence from the demographic and health survey 2012–13

Characteristics

Dietary diversity

R2

β (SE)

p-value

Child (individual) level

 Age

  6–11 months

   

  12–17 months

0.05

0.47 (0.08)

<0.01

  18–23 months

0.01

0.29 (0.10)

<0.01

 Birth order

0.00

0.01 (0.02)

0.51

 Sex

  Male

0.00

−0.001 (0.87)

0.99

  Female

   

 Size of child at birth

  Small or < average

   

  Average or > average

0.00

0.12 (0.10)

0.23

  Very large

0.00

2.01 (3.47)

0.56

 Still breastfeeding

  Yes

0.04

−0.71 (0.09)

<0.01

  No

   

Mother level

 Age

  15–24 years

   

  25–34 years

0.01

0.31 (0.08)

<0.01

  35 years and above

0.00

−0.005 (0.13)

0.97

 Age at first birth

0.01

0.03 (0.01)

<0.01

 Parity (number of children ever born)

0.00

−0.009 (0.02)

0.64

 Autonomy (empowerment)

0.01

−0.04 (0.02)

<0.01

 Level of education

  No education

   

  Primary

0.00

−0.07 (0.11)

0.52

  Secondary

0.00

0.10 (0.11)

0.33

  Higher

0.03

0.94 (0.15)

<0.01

 Employment status

  Unemployed

   

  Employed

0.00

−0.21 (0.11)

0.07

 Received services/information from LHW on MCH

 

  Yes

0.03

0.71 (0.24)

<0.01

  No

   

 Number of ANC visits received

  At least 4 visits or more

0.00

−0.18 (0.09)

0.04

  Less than 4 visits

   

Household level

   

 Number of children under 5 years

0.01

−0.08 (0.04)

<0.01

 Exposure to mass media

   

  Yes

0.00

−0.07 (0.11)

0.54

  No

   

 Wealth index

  Poorest

   

  Poorer

0.01

−0.40 (0.11)

<0.01

  Middle

0.00

−0.07 (0.11)

0.52

  Richer

0.01

0.11 (0.10)

0.28

  Richest

0.03

0.73 (0.12)

<0.01

Community level

 Place of residence

  Urban

0.01

0.37 (0.09)

<0.01

  Rural

   

 Province/Region

  Punjab

0.00

0.14 (0.08)

0.09

  Sindh

0.00

−0.001 (0.10)

0.99

  Balochistan

0.01

−0.67 (0.20)

<0.01

  Khyber Paktunkhwa

0.00

−0.07 (0.13)

0.58

  Islamabad (ICT)

0.00

0.69 (0.74)

0.35

  Gilgit Baltistan

0.00

0.07 (0.49)

0.88