Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with food insecurity in households of Farta district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2012
From: Food Insecurity in Farta District, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross–sectional study
Characteristics | Food security status | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unsecured | Secured | (95% C.I) | (95% C.I) | ||
Sex of household heads | Male | 485 | 236 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 106 | 9 | 5.73(2.85,11.52) | 3.18(1.08,15.21) | |
Family size | 1-3 | 90 | 73 | 1 | 1 |
4-7 | 235 | 124 | 1.54(1.05,2.24) | 2.39(1.21,4.70) | |
>7 | 266 | 48 | 4.49(2.91,6.95) | 13.23(6.18,28.32) | |
Education | Illiterate | 503 | 151 | 3.56(2.52,5.01) | 2.59(1.46,4.60) |
Literate | 88 | 94 | 1 | 1 | |
Livestock possession | 1-5 | 426 | 110 | 19.36(6.48,57.6) | 5.60(1.28,24.43) |
6-10 | 117 | 114 | 5.13(1.70,15.48) | 2.48(0.56,10.47) | |
>10 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
Off-farm activities | Yes | 52 | 106 | 1 | 1 |
No | 539 | 139 | 7.90(5.40,11.57) | 3.12(1.53,6.36) | |
Irrigation | Yes | 142 | 169 | 1 | 1 |
No | 449 | 76 | 7.03(5.05,9.78) | 3.54(2.14,5.18) | |
Perennial plants | Yes | 172 | 192 | 1 | 1 |
No | 398 | 53 | 8.82(6.21,12.55) | 3.15(1.88,5.27) | |