From: Household food insecurity and associated factors in West Abaya district, Southern Ethiopia, 2015
Characteristics (N = 779) | Household food insecurity status | AOR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|
Food insecure (N = 297) | Food secure (N = 482) | ||
Sex of household heads | |||
Male | 180 | 456 | 1 |
Female | 117 | 26 | 2.02 (1.12–3.67)* |
Age distribution of household heads | |||
18–35 | 58 | 224 | 1 |
36–44 | 35 | 110 | 2.12 (1.43–3.14)* |
45–64 | 93 | 132 | 6.51 (3.23–13)* |
65 and above | 111 | 16 | 7.12 (3.5–14.8)** |
Marital status of household heads | |||
Coupled (married) | 196 | 440 | 1 |
Others (single, widowed, and divorced) | 101 | 42 | 2.6 (1.53–4.26)* |
Educational status of household heads | |||
No formal education | 166 | 112 | 1.3 (0.82–2.00) |
Formal education | 131 | 370 | 1 |
Household/family size (numbers) | |||
Less or equal to 3 | 88 | 275 | 1 |
4 and above | 209 | 207 | 2.4 (1.7–3.5)** |
Dependent members (number) | |||
Less or equal to 1 | 133 | 309 | 1 |
2 and above | 164 | 173 | 1.23 (0.57–2.4) |
Land owned (hectares) | |||
Less or equal 1.5 | 240 | 270 | 1.73 (1.12–2.7)* |
1.6 and above | 57 | 212 | 1 |
Oxen ownership (number) | |||
No ox | 193 | 310 | 0.84 (0.44–1.63) |
One ox | 71 | 83 | 1.13 (0.7–2.5) |
2 and above | 33 | 89 | 1 |
Livestock ownership (TLU) | |||
Less than 2.5 | 249 | 329 | 1.51 (0.9–2.5) |
2.5 and above | 48 | 153 | 1 |