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Table 2 Community level factors characteristics of study participants on MDD intake among mothers and 6–23 months old children in Gambia, GDHS 2019/20, (n = 2100)

From: The prevalence and multilevel analysis of minimum dietary diversity intake and its determinants among 6–23 months old infants in The Gambia: further analysis of the Gambian demographic and health survey data

Variables

MDD intake

Total, n (%)

No, n (%)

Yes, n (%)

Community ANC utilization

   

 Low

878 (77.89)

249 (22.11)

1127 (53.67)

 High

797 (81.98)

176 (18.02)

973 (46.33)

Community poverty

   

 High

611 (84.89)

109 (15.11)

719 (34.26)

 Low

1065 (77.12)

316 (22.88)

1381 (65.74)

Community media exposure

   

 Low

790 (82.15)

172 (17.85)

962 (45.83)

 High

885 (77.78)

253 (22.22)

1138 (54.17)

Community women education

   

 Low

612 (83.43)

122 (16.57)

734 (34.92)

 High

1063 (77.83)

303 (22.17)

1366 (65.08)

Types of place of residence

   

 Urban

1065 (77.30)

313 (22.70)

1378 (65.64)

 Rural

610 (84.52)

112 (15.48)

722 (34.36)

Region

   

 Banjul

13 (71.35)

5 (28.65)

18 (0.86)

 Kanifing

297 (84.26)

55 (15.74)

352 (16.77)

 Brikama

639 (73.84)

227 (26.16)

866 (41.23)

 Mansakonko

77 (83.33)

15 (16.67)

92 (4.39)

 Kerewan

211 (84.67)

38 (15.33)

249 (11.87)

 Kuntaur

107 (80.19)

27 (19.81)

134 (6.37)

 Janjanbureh

108 (86.58)

17 (13.42)

125 (5.96)

 Base

223 (84.60)

41 (15.40)

264 (12.56)