Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression models predicting IYCF in Gibe District, Hadiya Zone, Southern Nation Nationalist of People Region, Ethiopia, 2017

Mother education

Illiterate

140 (82.4)

30 (17.6)

3.29 (1.31, 8.31) ^*

4.77 (0.97, 23.48)

Primary

107 (64.1)

60 (35.9)

2.95 (1.17, 7.43) ^*

4.16 (0.84, 20.55)

Secondary

29 (48.3)

31 (51.7)

2.47 (0.89, 6.82)

2.58 (0.47, 13.97)

Higher

7 (35)

14 (65)

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1

Mother occupation

Government

6 (31.2)

11 (68.8)

1

1

Private

27 (43.5)

35 (56.5)

1.70 (0.53, 5.47)

0.51 (0.05, 5.40)

Farmer

81 (73)

30 (27)

5.94 (1.91, 18.52) ^*

0.25 (0.02, 3.10)

Housewife

170 (74.6)

58 (25.4)

6.45 (2.15, 19.34) ^*

0.44 (0.04, 5.14)

Husband education

Illiterate

32 (84.2)

6 (15.8)

10.26 (3.42, 30.80) ^*

0.81 (0.09, 7.50)

Primary

160 (78)

45 (22)

6.84 (3.24, 14.44) ^*

1.56 (0.32, 7.62)

Secondary

59 (58.4)

42 (41.6)

2.70 (1.24, 5.88) ^*

0.90 (0.22, 3.70)

Higher

21 (35.6)

38 (64.4)

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1

Husband occupation

Government

8 (25.8)

23 (74.2)

6.46 (2.88, 14.48) ^*

4.08 (1.65, 10.04) ^*

Private

37 (71.2)

15 (28.8)

2.60 (1.32, 5.10)

1.60 (0.76, 3.41)

Farmer

169 (73.5)

61 (26.5)

1.05 (0.58, 1.92)

4.52 (0.69, 29.55)

Merchant

54 (72.0)

21 (28.0)

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1

Family size

1–3

18 (38.3)

29 (61.7)

1

1

4–6

139 (65.9)

72 (34.1)

0.15 (0.75, 0.31) ^*

0.38 (0.02, 7.35)

≥ 7

127 (79.4)

33 (20.6)

0.50 (0.31, 0.81) ^*

0.58 (0.02, 17.07)

Monthly household income

≤ 500

38 (45.8)

45 (54.2)

2.50 (1.23, 5.04) ^*

3.11 (1.36, 7.07) ^*

501–1000

56 (69.1)

25 (30.9)

0.81 (0.41, 1.59)

2.71 (0.66, 11.07)

1001–1500

59 (68.6)

27 (31.4)

0.79 (0.40, 1.54)

2.18 (0.53, 9.01)

1501–2000

69 (82.1)

15 (17.9)

1.65 (0.79, 3.48)

2.57 (0.78, 8.48)

2000 & above

61 (72.6)

23 (27.4)

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1

Age of child (month)

0–5

86 (95.6)

4 (4.4)

3.90 (1.81, 8.43) ^*

2.42 (1.02, 5.72) ^*

6–11

95 (68.8)

43 (31.2)

1.65 (0.88, 3.08)

2.00 (0.67, 5.96)

12–17

63 (50.4)

62 (49.6)

0.73 (0.39, 1.35)

0.76 (0.24, 2.40)

18–23

36 (55.4)

29 (44.6)

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1

Birth order

1–2

18 (36.7)

31 (63.3)

0.13 (0.07, 0.26) ^*

0.18 (0.00, 8.09)

3–4

127 (63.8)

72 (36.2)

0.40 (0.24, 0.64) ^*

0.54 (0.05, 6.43)

≥ 5

138 (81.7)

31 (18.3)

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1

No of children

1–2

45 (43.7)

59 (57.3)

1

1

3–4

115 (71.4)

46 (28.6)

1.89 (1.12, 3.20) ^*

1.99 (1.08, 3.64) ^*

≥ 5

123 (80.4)

30 (19.6)

0.65 (0.36, 1.16) ^*

0.77 (0.39, 1.49)

Antenatal care

Yes

150 (56.6)

115 (43.4)

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1

No

132 (86.3)

21 (13.7)

1.75 (1.15, 2.67) ^*

2.1 (1.22, 3.36) ^*

Place of delivery

HI

81 (54.7)

67 (45.3)

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1

Home

198 (73.3)

72 (26.7)

2.40 (1.57, 3.67) ^*

4.35 (0.65, 2.83)

Post-natal care

Yes

74 (60.7)

48 (39.3)

1

1

No

212 (71.6)

84 (28.4)

1.60 (1.03, 2.48) ^*

0.76 (0.34, 1.72)

Attitude of mothers toward IYCF

Negative

168 (73.4)

61 (26.6)

3.25 (2.10, 5.00) ^*

2.35 (1.43, 3.84) ^*

Positive

115 (60.8)

74 (39.2)

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