The contribution of dietary and non-dietary factors to socioeconomic inequality in childhood anemia in Ethiopia: a regression-based decomposition analysis

Table 1 Relation of dietary and non-dietary factors with anemia (weighted n = 2902)

Variables	Frequency (%)	Anemia prevalence (95% CI)	P-value*
Wealth category
Poorest	34	85 (83–87)	< 0.001
Poorer	17	72 (68–76)
Middle	16	68 (68–76)
Richer	13	69 (64–74)
Richest	20	65 (61–70)
Early initiation of breastfeeding
No	13	73 (68–79)	0.522
Yes	87	73 (71–75)	0.522
Exclusive breastfeeding
No	42	78 (73–83)	< 0.001
Yes	58	69 (66–72)	< 0.001
Current breastfeeding
No	89	75 (73–78)	0.609
Yes	11	74 (69–78)	0.609
Dietary diversity
No	85	75 (74–77)	< 0.001
Yes	15	65 (61–70)	< 0.001
Meal frequency
No	56	73 (71–76)	0.012
Yes	44	66 (62–70)	0.012
Child sex
Boy	49	75 (73–78)	0.059
Girl	51	73 (70–75)	0.059
Child age
< 12 months	34	78 (75–81)	< 0.001
12–23 months	66	72 (70–74)	< 0.001
Birth size
Small	28	80 (78–83)	< 0.001
Average	43	71 (69–74)
Large	29	72 (69–75)
Residence place
Urban	19	67 (63–71)	< 0.001
Rural	81	76 (74–77)	< 0.001
Caregivers education status
Illiterate	60	76 (74–79)	< 0.001
Primary	28	74 (70–77)
Secondary⁺	12	63 (57–68)
Water source
Not improved	43	71 (68–75)	0.106
Improved	57	74 (71–77)	0.106
Toilet facility
Not improved	83	75 (73–77)	0.005
Improved	17	69 (65–73)	0.005
Household size
< 4	14	76 (71–80)	0.109
4–8	74	73 (71–75)
> 8	12	78 (74–83)
Residence place
Urban	19	67 (63–71)	< 0.001
Rural	81	76 (74–77)	< 0.001

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