Introduction
Methods
Study setting, period, design, and source
Study population and sampling technique
Country | Year of survey | Weighted sample(n) | Weighted sample (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Angola | 2015 | 4,446 | 6.88 |
Benin | 2017/18 | 4,260 | 6.59 |
Burundi | 2016/17 | 4,180 | 6.47 |
Cameron | 2018 | 2,925 | 4.53 |
Ethiopia | 2016 | 3,105 | 4.8 |
Gambia | 2019 | 2,509 | 3.88 |
Guinea | 2018 | 2,157 | 3.34 |
Liberia | 2019/20 | 1,754 | 2.71 |
Mali | 2018 | 3,010 | 4.66 |
Malawi | 2015 | 5,131 | 7.94 |
Nigeria | 2018 | 9,893 | 15.31 |
Rwanda | 2019/20 | 2,473 | 3.83 |
Serra Leone | 2019 | 3,021 | 4.67 |
Senegal | 2019 | 1,902 | 2.94 |
Tanzania | 2015 | 3,320 | 5.14 |
Uganda | 2016 | 4,707 | 7.28 |
South Africa | 2016 | 1,032 | 1.6 |
Zambia | 2018 | 3,008 | 4.65 |
Zimbabwe | 2015 | 1,795 | 2.78 |
Total sample size | 64,628 | 100 |
Study variables
Data processing and statistical analysis
Model building
Random effects
Result
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
Individual level variables | Weighted frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age of Mother | 15–19 years | 6,093 | 9.43 |
20–35 years | 48,533 | 75.10 | |
36–49 years | 10,002 | 15.48 | |
The educational level of Mother | No education | 23,610 | 36.53 |
Primary | 22,167 | 34.30 | |
Secondary | 16,431 | 25.42 | |
Higher | 2,420 | 3.74 | |
Total children ever born | 1 | 13,914 | 21.53 |
2–5 | 37,677 | 58.30 | |
6 and more | 13,037 | 20.17 | |
Media exposure | Yes | 40,595 | 62.81 |
No | 24,033 | 37.19 | |
Household wealth index | Poor | 30,396 | 47.03 |
Middle | 13,054 | 20.20 | |
Rich | 21,178 | 32.77 | |
Marital status | Never married | 5,116 | 7.92 |
married | 45,452 | 70.33 | |
Ever married | 14,060 | 21.76 | |
Currently working | No | 22,974 | 35.55 |
Yes | 41,654 | 64.45 | |
Distance to the health facility | Big problem | 25,380 | 39.59 |
Not big problem | 38,730 | 60.41 | |
Vaccinated for rotavirus | Yes | 53,607 | 82.95 |
No | 11,021 | 17.05 | |
Husband’s education level | No education | 28,901 | 44.72 |
Primary | 16,538 | 25.59 | |
Secondary | 14,943 | 23.12 | |
Higher | 4,246 | 6.57 | |
Gender of household head | Male | 51,353 | 79.46 |
Female | 13,275 | 20.54 | |
Currently breastfeed | Yes | 48,449 | 74.97 |
No | 16,179 | 25.03 | |
Gender of the child | Male | 32,909 | 50.92 |
Female | 31,719 | 49.08 | |
Community level variables | |||
Residence | Urban | 19,775 | 30.60 |
Rural | 44,853 | 69.40 | |
Community media exposure | Low | 33,729 | 52.19 |
High | 30,899 | 47.81 | |
Community illiteracy | Low | 34,272 | 53.03 |
High | 30,356 | 46.97 | |
Community poverty | Low | 33,828 | 52.34 |
High | 30,800 | 47.66 | |
Country category | Central | 7,371 | 11.41 |
West | 28,506 | 44.11 | |
East | 27,719 | 42.89 | |
South | 1,032 | 1.60 |
Model fitness and random effect analysis
Parameter | Null model | Model I | Model II | Model III |
---|---|---|---|---|
Variance | 0.070472 | 0.0693216 | 0.0674671 | 0.0672162 |
ICC | 2.10% | 2.06% | 2.01% | 2.00% |
MOR | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
PCV | Reference | 1.63% | 4.26% | 4.62% |
LLR | -15069.563 | -14911.271 | -14987.511 | -14858.704 |
Deviance | 30139.126 | 29822.542 | 29975.022 | 29717.408 |
Prevalence of appropriate child feeding practice during diarrheal disease
Factors associated with appropriate feeding practice during diarrheal disease among children aged 6 to 23 months in Sub-Saharan African countries
Individual and community level variable | Model I AOR (95% CI) | Model II AOR (95% CI) | Model III AOR (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Age of Mother | |||
15–19 | 1.27 (1.08, 1.49) | 1.32 (1.12, 1.55) | |
20–35 | 1.13 (1.01, 1.26) | 1.14 (1.03, 1.27) | |
36–49 | 1 | 1 | |
The educational level of Mother | |||
No education | 1 | 1 | |
Primary | 1.38 (1.27, 1.51) | 1.23 (1.12, 1.35) | |
Secondary | 1.33 (1.20, 1.48) | 1.28 (1.15, 1.43) | |
Higher | 1.01 (0.80, 1.26) | 0.96 (0.76, 1.20) | |
Number of children | |||
1 | 0.99 (0.87, 1.12) | 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) | |
2–5 | 1.01 (0.91, 1.11) | 1.00 (0.91, 1.11) | |
6 and more | 1 | 1 | |
Media exposure | |||
Yes | 1.32 (1.23, 1.42) | 1.36 (1.26, 1.46) | |
No | 1 | 1 | |
Wealth index | |||
Poor | 1 | 1 | |
Middle | 0.96 (0.88, 1.05) | 0.98 (0.89, 1.07) | |
Rich | 0.94 (0.87, 1.03) | 0.95 (0.86, 1.04) | |
Marital status | |||
Never married | 1 | 1 | |
Married | 1.18(1.01, 1.37) | 1.18 (1.01, 1.38) | |
Ever married | 1.15 (0.99, 1.35) | 1.12 (0.96, 1.31) | |
Currently working | |||
Yes | 1.07 (1.00, 1.15) | 1.08 (1.00, 1.15) | |
No | 1 | 1 | |
Distance from health center | |||
Big problem | 1 | 1 | |
Not a big problem | 0.92 (0.86, 0.99) | 0.95 (0.88, 1.02) | |
Husband educational level | |||
No education | 1 | ||
Primary | 1.05 (0.96, 1.15) | 0.94 (0.85, 1.03) | |
Secondary | 1.00 (0.90, 1.10) | 0.97 (0.88, 1.08) | |
Higher | 0.97 (0.82, 1.14) | 0.97 (0.82, 1.14) | |
Gender of household head | |||
Male | 1 | 1 | |
Female | 1.04 (0.96, 1.14) | 1.03 (0.94, 1.12) | |
Currently breastfeed | |||
Yes | 1.17 (0.09, 1.27) | 1.13 (0.04, 1.22) | |
No | 1 | 1 | |
Gender of the child | |||
Male | 1.21 (0.03, 1.17) | 1.10 (0.03, 1.17) | |
Female | 1 | 1 | |
Vaccinated for rotavirus | |||
Yes | 1.20 (1.10, 1.32) | 1.30 (1.19, 1.43) | |
No | 1 | 1 | |
Community level Variables | |||
Community media exposure | |||
Low | 1 | 1 | |
High | 1.17 (1.08, 1.28) | 1.12 (1.03, 1.22) | |
Community illiteracy | |||
Low | 1 | 1 | |
High | 0.98 (0.91, 1.06) | 0.95 (0.88, 1.03) | |
Community poverty | |||
Low | 1 | 1 | |
High | 0.93 (0.85, 1.01) | 0.94 (0.86, 1.02) | |
Country category | |||
Central | 2.67 (1.75, 4.09) | 1.82 (1.12, 2.97) | |
West | 2.45 (1.62, 3.72) | 1.53 (0.95, 2.49) | |
East | 3.54 (2.33, 5.38) | 2.23 (1.37, 3.61) | |
South | 1 | 1 | |
Residence | |||
Urban | 0.98 (0.91, 1.06) | 0.93 (0.85, 1.01) | |
Rural | 1 |