Table 2 Structural equation modelling to predict the direct, indirect, and total effects of child dietary diversity score on academic performance of school-aged children in pastoral communities of Southeast Ethiopia via mediators, 2017 (n = 395)
Academic performance (AP) | Direct effect (unstandardized factor loading) | Indirect effect (unstandardized factor loading) | Total effect (unstandardized factor loading) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | β (SE) | 95% CI | β (SE) | 95% CI | β (SE) | 95% CI |
DDS → AP | -0.020 (0.210) | -0.433, 0.393 | -0.034 (0.037) | -0.107, 0.039 | -0.055 (0.210) | -0.468, 0.359) |
HAZ score→ AP | -0.238 (0.27) | -0.776, 0.288 | 0 (no path) |  | -0.239 (0.269) | -0.766, 0.289 |
BAZ score → AP | 0.136 (0.324) | -0.499, 0.771 | 0 (no path) |  | 0.136 (0.324) | -0.499, 0.771 |
DDS → HAZ score | 0.130 (0.041) | 0.049, 0.211* | 0 (no path) |  | 0.130 (0.041) | 0.049, 0.211* |
DDS→ BAZ score | -0.022 (0.033) | -0.086, 0.042 | 0 (no path) |  | -0.022 (0.033) | -0.087, 0.042 |