Table 4: Multilevel analysis for the determinant factors associated with VAS among children aged 6-59 months in Ethiopia, EDHS2019 (n = 3, 208).

Variables

Category

Model I

Model II

Model III

Sex of child

Male

1.00 (0.84-1.18)

-

1.01 (0.85-1.19)

Female

1.0

-

1.0

Age of child

6-11m

1.0

-

1.0

12-23m

2.5 (1.67-2.86)*

-

2.25 (1.69-2.84)*

24-34m

2.2 (1.64-2.84)*

-

2.15 (1.63-2.82)*

35-59m

2.3 (1.14-4.43)*

-

2.12 (1.08-4.16)*

Wealth index

Poorest

1.0

-

1.0

Poorer

0.8 (0.59-1.16)

-

0.97 (0.71-1.34)

Middle

1.2 (0.87-1.71)

-

1.45 (0.52-1.66)

 

Richer

1.0 (0.72-1.38)

-

1.22 (0.83-1.77)

Richest

0.83 (0.52-1.02)

-

1.01 (0.63-1.60)

Birth order

First

1.0

-

1.0

2-4

1.22 (0.87-1.48)

-

1.25 (0.95-1.65)

Greater than 5

0.95 (0.57-1.61)

-

1.14 (0.64-2.03)

Delivery place

Home

1.0

-

1.0

Institution

1.31 (1.1-1.65)*

-

1.23 (1.01-1.56)*

Number of under-five in the household

Less than 2

1.0

-

1.0

2-4

0.91 (0.56-1.47)

-

0.88 (0.29-9.22)

> 10

1.7 (0.35-9.03)

-

1.62 (0.52-1.49)

Marital status

Unmarried

1.0

-

1.0

Married

1.27 (0.48-3.32)

-

1.16 (0.45-3.01)

Ever married

1.22 (0.83-1.79)

-

1.14 (0.78-1.68)

Antenatal visits

No visit

0.44 (0.32-0.60)*

-

0.52 (0.37-0.71)*

1-4 visits

1.0 (0.79-1.25)

-

1.0 (0.82-1.28)

5-8 visits

1.04 (0.54-1.97)

-

1.01 (0.55-1.97)

9 or more visits

1.0

-

1.0

Maternal education

No education

0.89 (0.66-1.2)

-

1.11 (0.89-1.39)

Primary

1.0 (0.76-1.32)

-

1.11 (0.82-1.51)

Secondary and higher

1.0

-

1.0

Residence

Urban

-

1.47 (1.06-2.04)*

1.32 (0.94-1.85)

Rural

-

1.0

1.0

Community Illiteracy level

Low

-

0.95 (0.79-1.14)

-

High

-

1.0

-

Community poverty level

Poorer

-

1.0

1.0

Middle

-

1.54 (1.19-1.98)*

1.49 (1.13-1.95)*

Richer

-

1.33 (1.03-1.72)* 

1.21 (0.90-1.57)

Region

Tigray

-

0.97 (0.57-1.63)

0.91 (0.52-1.55)

Afar

-

0.34 (0.20-0.58)*

0.46 (0.26-0.80)*

Amhara

-

1.1 (0.67-1.80)

1.19 (0.716-1.97)

Oromiya

-

0.55 (0.34-0.89)*

0.61 (0.37-1.02)

Somali

-

0.16 (0.09-0.29)*

0.28 (0.15-0.52)*

Benishangul Gumz

-

1.0

1.0

SNNP

-

0.38 (0.23-0.62)*

0.44 (0.26-0.73)*

Gambella

-

0.95 (0.55-1.58)

1.06 (0.61-1.83)

Harari

-

0.58 (0.34-1.013)

0.67 (0.38-1.19)

Addis Abeba

-

0.42 (0.22-0.77)*

0.43 (0.23-0.82)*

 

Dire Dawa

-

0.78 (0.45-1.35)

0.85 (0.48-1.49)