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Table 5 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals between Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) indicators and mothers’/caregivers’ determinants by age groups. The p-values are adjusted using the Benjamini–Hochberg method

From: Infant and Young Child Feeding practices up to 23 months in Namuno District, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Dependent variable

Independent variable

OR

CI 95%

p-value

Children 0–5 months: univariate analyses

 EBF

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

0.5

0.2–1

0.3

Mother attended school

0.9

0.4–2.1

1

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

1.4

0.7–3

0.6

Male sex

1

0.5–2

1

 Early initiation of breastfeeding

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

6.9

3.2–16.1

 < 0.001

Mother attended school

0.7

0.3–1.6

0.4

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

1

0.5–2

1

Male sex

0.6

0.3–1.3

0.5

Children 0–5 months: age-adjusted analyses, age in months (mean ± SD) = 2.5 ± 1.7

 EBF

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

0.4

0.2–0.9

0.09

Mother attended school

0.6

0.2–1.4

0.3

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

2.2

1–5

0.09

Male sex

1

0.5–2.1

1

 Early initiation of breastfeeding

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

7

3.2–16.3

 < 0.001

Mother attended school

0.7

0.3–1.6

0.4

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

0.9

0.4–2

0.9

Male sex

0.6

0.3–1.3

0.6

Children 6–23 months: univariate analyses

 MDD

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

1.5

0.9–2.5

0.4

Mother attended school

0.8

0.5–1.4

0.7

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

1

0.6–1.9

0.8

Male sex

1.3

0.8–2.1

0.4

 MMF

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

1

0.6–1.4

0.9

Mother attended school

1

0.6–1.5

0.9

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

0.9

0.6–1.4

0.9

Male sex

1.4

0.9–2.1

0.32

 MAD

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

1.4

0.6–3.3

0.8

Mother attended school

1

0.4–2.5

1

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

1.1

0.4–3

1

Male sex

2.5

1.1–6.2

0.12

Children 6–23 months: age-adjusted analyses, age in months (mean ± SD) = 13.8 ± 5.0

 MDD

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

1.5

0.9–2.5

0.4

Mother attended school

0.8

0.5–1.4

0.7

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

1.1

0.6–1.9

0.8

Male sex

1.3

0.8–2.2

0.4

 MMF

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

0.9

0.6–1.4

0.8

Mother attended school

1

0.6–1.5

0.8

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

0.9

0.6–1.4

0.8

Male sex

1.4

0.9–2.1

0.32

 MAD

Delivery in a Maternity Ward

1.4

0.6–3.3

0.8

Mother attended school

1

0.4–2.5

1

Distant workplace from home (> 1 km)

1.1

0.4–3

1

Male sex

2.5

1.1–6.2

0.12

  1. EBF exclusive breastfeeding, CI95% confidence interval 95%, MAD minimum acceptable diet, MDD minimum diet diversity, MMF minimum meal frequency, OR odds ratio, SD standard deviation