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) |