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Table 6 Logistic regression analysis for the factors affecting household dietary diversity score (HDDS)

From: Factors associated with food security among small-holder farming households in Lesotho

Model

b

Standard error

Coefficients

t

P-value

(Constant)

9.204

0.398

 

23.133

0.000

Household size

−0.087

0.061

−0.091

−1.424

0.156

Household monthly income

4.840E-05

0.000

0.137

1.994

0.048*

Marital status

 Married

0.253

0.311

0.067

0.811

0.418

 Divorced

−0.376

0.569

−0.046

−0.661

0.509

 Single

−1.006

0.467

−0.163

−2.156

0.032*

Education status

 Never been to school

−1.514

0.694

−0.140

−2.183

0.030*

 Secondary

0.928

0.289

0.234

3.205

0.002**

 High

1.188

0.332

0.256

3.575

0.000***

 Tertiary

1.468

0.394

0.292

3.729

0.000***

Employment status

 Pensioner

0.576

0.417

0.094

1.383

0.168

 Business

−0.262

0.690

−0.024

−0.380

0.704

 Unemployed

−0.490

0.277

−0.114

−1.765

0.079

  1. Levels of significance: 0.05*, 0.01**, 0.001***