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Table 4 Effect of selected socio-economic and demographic characteristics on young mothers’ nutritional status (n = 2539)

From: Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing nutritional status among early childbearing young mothers in Bangladesh

Variable

* p-value

OR a (95 % CI for odds ratio)

Place of Residence

 Rural (Ref. Urban)

p < 0.01

1.478 (1.23, 1.78)

Respondent education level

 No educated (Ref. Higher)

p < 0.01

4.169 (2.10, 8.26)

 Secondary (Ref. Higher)

p < 0.01

2.997 (1.57, 5.72)

Partner education level

 No educated (Ref. Higher)

p < 0.01

2.417 (1.68, 3.48)

 Secondary (Ref. Higher)

p < 0.01

1.851 (1.32, 2.61)

Respondent’s Occupation

 Hard labor mother (Ref. Housewife)

p < 0.001

2.085 (1.58, 2.55)

Partner’s Occupation

 Farmer/Worker (Ref. Employed)

p < 0.05

1.204 (1.02, 1.47)

 Businessman (Ref. Employed)

0.302

0.878 (0.86, 1.13)

Wealth Index

 Poorest (Ref. Richest)

p < 0.01

3.303 (2.44, 4.47)

 Poor (Ref. Richest)

p < 0.01

2.104 (1.55, 2.86)

 Middle (Ref. Richest)

p < 0.01

1.944 (1.43, 2.65)

 Rich (Ref. Richest)

p < 0.01

1.870 (1.36, 2.56)

Type of delivery

 Non-caesareans (Ref. Cesarean)

p < 0.05

1.258 (1.03, 1.85)

Place of Delivery

 Home (Ref. Hospital/Clinic)

p < 0.05

1.290 (1.06, 1.57)

Total Children Ever Born

 3 & more children (Ref. 1–2 children)

p < 0.01

1.141 (1.11, 1.79)

Age at First Marriage

p < 0.05

0.953 (0.91, 0.96)

Age at First Birth

p < 0.023

0.960 (0.92, 0.98)

  1. Underweight was considered as reference category for dependent variable (underweight =1, normal weight =0)
  2. Hosmer-Lemeshow test, (p = 0.96), Pearson Chi-square & Sig., (p < 0.001) and
  3. classification table (overall correctly classified percentage = 87) were applied to check the model fitness
  4. aAdjusted odds ratio
  5. Note: *p-value (p < 0.01, 1 % and p < 0.05, 5 % level of significance)