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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable analysis on factors associated with household food insecurity

From: Household food insecurity and associated factors among households in Wolaita Sodo town, 2015

Variable (n = 609)

Food security status

COR (CI)

AOR (CI)

Insecure

Secure

Sex of HH

    

 Female

79

42

4.24 (2.78,6.45)

1.30 (0.39,4.28)

 Male

150

338

1

1

Age of HH

    

 20–40

89

197

1

1

 41–64

114

173

1.45 (1.03,2.05)

0.14 (0.01,1.28)

 65 and above

26

10

5.75 (2.66,12.44)

0.73 (0.09,5.76)

Family size

    

 1–3

34

32

1

1

 4, 6

149

53

0.55 (0.33,0.94)

0.77 (0.34,1.74)

 7 and above

46

95

0.45 (0.25,0.82)

0.93 (0.37,2.35)

Marital status

    

 Singles

86

44

4.59 (3.0,6.93)

4.06 (1.24,13.27)*

 Married

143

336

1

1

Dependent

    

 >2 members

83

104

1.51 (1.06,2.14)

3.08 (1.33,7.13)**

 ≤2 members

146

276

1

1

Occupation

    

 Pension

43

10

19.92 (9.45,41.96)

5.27 (1.49,18.58)*

 Daily wage

108

7

71.46 (31.6,161.64)

16.0 (4.57,56.03)**

 Gov/NGO employed

21

99

0.98 (0.57,1.71)

5.26 (2.05,13.47)**

 Self-employed

57

264

1

1

Education

    

 No formal education

102

82

2.92 (2.04,4.17)

1.33 (0.76,2.32)

 Formal education

127

298

1

1

Monthly income

    

 ≤1000 birr

169

15

1

1

 1001, 1900 birr

49

68

0.064 (0.034,0.122)

0.15 (0.049,0.449)**

 ≥1901 birr

11

297

0.003 (0.001,0.007)

0.01 (0.003,0.051)**

Food expenditure

    

 ≤700

159

17

211.7 (96.6,463.74)

10.56 (2.61,42.71)**

 701–1200

59

69

19.3 (9.77,40.13)

5.83 (2.20,15.42)**

 ≥1201

11

249

1

1

House ownership

    

 Rent house

150

115

4.38 (3.09,6.21)

1.04 (0.48,2.23)

 Private owner

79

265

1

1

  1. P value <0.05* significantly associated, P value <0.01** strongly statistically significant