| Characteristic |
1996 Survey |
2001 Survey |
| |
OR (95% CI) |
P |
OR (95% CI) |
P |
| Child's age (in months) |
|
|
|
|
| 6-9 |
{ .32 (.25-.41) |
.0001 |
.15 (.12-.19) |
.0001 |
| 10-11 |
.55 (.39-.77) |
.0001 |
| 12-23 |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| 24-35 |
.98 (.81-1.18) |
.829 |
1.19 (.97-1.47) |
.096 |
| 36-47 |
na |
- |
1.10 (.90-1.35) |
.344 |
| 48-59 |
na |
- |
1.07 (.87-1.30) |
.527 |
| Child’s sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
|
| Female |
1.03(,87-1.23) |
.732 |
1.03 (.90-1.17) |
.682 |
| Residence |
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
|
| Rural |
2.14 (1.41-3.24) |
.0001 |
1.65 (1.27-2.14) |
.0001 |
| Ecological and development sub-region |
| Eastern Mountain |
.05 (.01-17) |
.0001 |
1.10 (.64-1.90) |
.721 |
| Central Mountain |
.01 (.00-.08) |
.0001 |
1.26 (.82-1.94) |
.292 |
| Western Mountain |
.18 (.11-.31) |
.0001 |
1.16 (.80-1.67) |
.436 |
| Eastern Hill |
.06 (.03-.10) |
.0001 |
1.19 (.90-1.57) |
.215 |
| Central Hill |
.08 (.05-.12) |
.0001 |
1.12 (.88-1.44) |
.363 |
| Western Hill |
.03 (.02-.06) |
.0001 |
1.77 (1.34-2.33) |
.0001 |
| Mid-western Hill |
.18 (.12-.25) |
.0001 |
1.42 (1.09-1.86) |
.009 |
| Far-western Hill |
1.57 (1.07-2.32) |
.022 |
1.00 (.73-1.38) |
.981 |
| Eastern Terai |
1.00 (.77-1.29) |
.981 |
1.05 (.84-1.30) |
.696 |
| Central Terai |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| Western Terai |
2.68 (1.96-3.67) |
.0001 |
1.86 (1.39-2.50) |
.0001 |
| Mid-western Terai |
1.10 (.80-1.52) |
.563 |
1.53 (1.08-2.18) |
.017 |
| Far-western Terai |
1.09 (.74-1.61) |
.646 |
1.81 (1.21-2.72) |
.004 |
| Mother’s education |
|
|
|
|
| No education |
.99 (.74-1.32) |
.924 |
.82 (.66-1.00) |
.052 |
| Primary |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| Some secondary |
.96 (.61-1.52) |
.865 |
1.15 (.85-1.57) |
.368 |
| High school and above |
1.07 (.54-2.14) |
.840 |
1.36 (.88-2.11) |
.165 |
Note: OR=Odds of receiving vitamin A supplementation in the six months
preceding the survey relative to the reference group which has an OR of 1.00.
NA=Not Available. |
