Table 1 Key determinants of food insecurity purposively selected for constructing BBN models

Independent variables

1

Age of the household head

[8, 9, 14, 16, 17, 39, 40]

2

Gender of household head

[12, 14, 17, 39, 40]

3

Ability to work in non-farm business

[14, 17, 39, 40]

4

Household’s ability to access assistance

[14, 17, 39, 40]

5

Household size

[14, 17, 39, 40]

6

Revenue status from business

[14, 17, 39,40,41]

7

Location of household

[17, 40]

8

Wage payment status

[14, 17, 40]

9

Total household income

[7, 41,42,43,44,45]

10

Total value of assistance obtained

[9]

11

Ability to work in wage employment

[40]

12

Ability to work in agriculture production

[7, 9, 14, 40, 41, 46,47,48]

13

Household’s ability to obtained money from agriculture produce

[7, 9, 14, 40, 41, 46,47,48]

14

Ability to produce enough food

[14, 40, 41]

15

Ability to stock enough food

[8, 9, 16, 40, 49]

16

Ability to access food markets

[9, 10, 40]

17

Ability to buy food

[7, 9, 14, 40, 41, 46,47,48]

18

Dependent variables (Food security indicators (i.e. 1) not having enough food to eat; (2) unable to eat healthy food; (3) ate few kinds of food; (4) skipped a meal; (5) ate less food; (6) ran out of food; (7) went hungry, and (8) went without food for a whole day)

[13]