Table 3 Food and feeding characteristics of the study participants, Sidama, Ethiopia, June, 2019
Variables | Nutritional status | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Undernutrition | |||
Food taboos practice | ||||
No | 252 (70%) | 106 (30%) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 77 (45%) | 95 (55%) | 2.93 (1.46–5.85)* | 2.23 (1.47–3.39)** |
Foods commonly avoided | ||||
Egg | 30 (52%) | 28 (48%) | 0.37 (0.06–2.08) |  |
Butter | 20 (48%) | 22 (52%) | 0.44 (0.08–2.53) |  |
Meat | 11 (32%) | 23 (68%) | 0.84 (0.14–5.01) |  |
Avocado | 14 (45%) | 17 (55%) | 0.48 (0.08–2.89) |  |
other | 2 (29%) | 5 (71%) | 1 | Â |
Common reasons for food taboos | ||||
Fear to fat baby to delivery | 33 (43%) | 43 (57%) | 0.43 (0.11–1.73) |  |
Fear of fetal abnormality | 30 (57%) | 23 (43%) | 0.26 (0.06–1.05) |  |
Fear of miscarriage | 14 (41%) | 20 (59%) | 0.48 (0.11–2.08) |  |
Other | 3 (25%) | 9 (75%) | 1 | Â |
Additional meal | ||||
Yes | 178 (67%) | 88 (33%) | 1 | 1 |
No | 151 (57%) | 113 (43%) | 1.51 (1.21–1.88)* | 0.69 (0.42–1.14) |
Nutritional counseling | ||||
Yes | 223 (73%) | 83 (27%) | 1 | 1 |
No | 106 (47%) | 118 (53%) | 3.00 (2.08–4.33)* | 2.97 (1.79–4.95)** |