Table 3: Parameter estimates and odds ratios.

Covariates Estimates SE OR P-Value
Intercept 0.666 1.509 0.659
Residence
Ref: Urban Rural
0.033 0.145 1.034 0.820
Sex of child
Ref: Male Female
0.041 0.109 1.042 0.705
Child’s age (months)
Ref: <12
12-23
24-35
36-47
48-59
-0.56
0.031
0.099
0.206
0.249
0.234
0.228
0.228
0.571
1.031
1.104
1.229
0.823
0.895
0.662
0.366
Mother’s level of
education Ref: Primary Secondary Higher
-0.446
-0.451
0.196
28.808
0.640
0.637
0.023
0.667
Birth interval
Ref: <24 months
24-47 0.085 0.167 1.089 0.613
> 47 0.350 0.183 1.419 0.056
Wealth index
Ref: Poor
Middle
Not poor
-0.119
-0.438
0.204
0.254
0.888
0.645
< 0.001
< 0.001
Birth order
Ref: 2-3
4-5 -0.081 0.132 0.922 0.553
> 5 -0.385 0.132 0.680 0.004
Random effect Variance SD
Country 6.6 2.569