Variables β S.E Z P-value Odds 95% CI. Fixed parts           Lowest Upper Mother’s age               (ref: 45-49) 15-19 0.0875 0.137 0.64 0.522 1.0914 0.8348 1.4269 20-24 -0.1513 0.1349 -1.12 0.262 0.8595 0.6598 1.1197 25-29 -0.2106 0.1406 -1.5 0.134 0.81 0.6149 1.06723 30-34 -0.203 0.1446 -1.4 0.16 0.816 0.615 1.083 35-39 -0.156 0.1643 -0.95 0.341 0.855 0.6198 1.1802 40-44 -0.1548 0.22 -0.7 0.484 0.8565 0.5548 1.322 Mother’s Education ref: (more than Secondary)               No Education 0.1846 0.0659 2.8 0.016* 1.2027 1.056 1.3688 Primary 0.2045 0.1613 1.27 0.205 1.227 0.8945 1.6832 Secondary 0.005 0.2245 0.02 0.982 1.005 0.647 1.56 Age of child               (ref: 48-59) <6 month 0.00536 0.079 0.07 0.946 1.005 0.861 1.174 6-23 month 0.0543 0.08 0.67 0.501 1.0558 0.9013 1.237 24-35 month -0.1499 0.086 -1.74 0.016* 0.8607 0.727 1.0188 36-49 month -0.2653 0.0916 -2.89 0.004* 0.767 0.641 0.918 Number of child(ref:>= 2)               <2 children -0.0824 0.0594 -1.39 0.03* 0.9208 0.8196 1.0345 Mother occupation               (ref: Working) Not working 0.1755 0.0572 3.07 0.001* 1.192 1.065 1.333 Vitamin A (ref: Yes)               No 0.1459 0.0626 2.33 0.048* 1.157 1.0233 1.3084 Source of water               (ref: other) Pipe and Tube water 0.0124 0.374 0.03 0.000* 1.012 0.486 2.1087 Surface and Spring 0.1786 0.0669 2.67 0.008* 1.1956 1.0484 1.3632 Second 0.2435 0.0861 2.83 0.002* 1.275 1.0775 1.51 Middle 0.172 0.0898 1.91 0.027* 1.187 0.9956 1.416 Fourth 0.298 0.1089 2.74 0.001* 1.345 1.0884 1.668 Body mass index               (ref: >= 25) <18.5 -0.0495 0.0593 -0.84 0.403 2.68 -0.166 0.067 18.5-24.9 0.087 0.119 0.73 0.466 1.091 -0.1465 0.32 constant -1.97 0.3884 -5.07 0.000*   -2.733 -1.21 Random parts               0.454 0.1041 4.36 0.000*   0.2896 0.71178 ρ(ICC) 0.0591 0.02551 2.32 0.02*   0.02487 0.133449

Table 5: Results of Random Intercept Regression Analysis.