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Table 4 Results of the Ordered logit regression model showing factors that were correlated with dietary diversity among the households in the Phezukomkhono Mlimi programme (n = 355)

From: Analysis of the dietary diversity status of agricultural households in the Nkomazi Local Municipality, South Africa

Variable

Coefficient

Std error

Wald

p value

Odds Ratio

95% CIa

Level of education

 No formal education

− 1.63

0.58

7.90

0.01

0.20

0.06–0.61

Less than grade 12

− 0.93

0.54

2.93

0.09

0.39

0.14–1.14

 Grade 12

− 0.10

0.60

0.03

0.87

0.90

0.28–2.93

 Tertiary education

Ref

     

Marital status

 Not married

− 0.17

0.35

0.23

0.63

0.84

0.43–1.68

 Married

Ref

     

Household income

 ≤ R3000

− 0.67

0.26

6.59

0.01

0.51

0.31–0.85

 > R3000

Ref

     

Household size

 1–5 members

2.34

1.17

4.00

0.04

10.41

1.05–103.20

 6–10 members

2.30

1.17

3.90

0.05

10.02

1.02–98.56

 11–15 members

2.23

1.20

3.47

0.06

9.31

0.89–97.28

 16–20 members

Ref

     

Age in years

0.03

0.01

9.03

0.00

1.03

1.01–1.05

  1. a95% Confidence Interval