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Table 3 Factors associated with adequate dietary diversity among adolescent girls in Dabat HDSS site, northwest Ethiopia, 2016

From: Household food insecurity predisposes to undiversified diet in northwest Ethiopia: finding from the baseline survey of nutrition project, 2016

Variables

Response

Dietary diversity

COR 95% CI

AOR 95% CI

Adequate

Inadequate

Food in security

In secured

44

344

1

1

Secured

181

981

1.442 (1.015, 2.050)

1.470 (1.033, 2.092)*

Adolescent occupation

Farmer

10

47

1

1

Student

204

1179

0.813 (0.404, 1.635)

0.774 (0.381, 1.574)

Own business

11

99

0.522 (0.207, 1.316)

0.604 (0.236, 1.541)

Age of adolescents

Early (10–14)

157

829

1

1

Middle (15–17)

62

440

0.744 (0.543, 1.020)

1.410 (0.569, 3.498)

Late (17–18)

6

56

0.566 (0.240, 1.336)

1.116 (0.448, 2.779)

Adolescent educational status/level

Unable to read and write

10

60

1

1

Read and write

5

33

0.909 (0.287, 2.884)

0.899 (0.282, 2.867)

Elementary school

205

1161

1.059 (0.534, 2.103)

1.057 (0.531, 2.108)

Secondary and above

5

71

0.423 (0.137, 1.304)

0.522 (0.164, 1.662)

  1. * p value < 0.05