Table 3 Factors associated with household food insecurity among pension beneficiaries in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016
Predictors | Food insecurity | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Age | |||||
22–44 | 9 | 86 | 1 | ||
45–64 | 28 | 80 | 0.29 (0.13–0.65) | 0.18 (0.06–0.50) | 0.001 |
≥ 65 | 31 | 160 | 0.54 (0.25–19) | 0.26 (0.10–0.70) | 0.007 |
Monthly household income (USD) | |||||
< 33.3 | 1 | 182 | 1 | 1 | |
33.3–112.1 | 38 | 125 | 0.018 (0.01–0.13) | 0.026 (0.003–0.19) | 0.001 |
> 112.1 | 30 | 19 | 0.003 (0.003) | 0.006 (0.001–0.053) | 0.001 |
Monthly food expenditure (%) | |||||
< 75 | 34 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
≥ 75 | 35 | 276 | 5.36 (3.06–9.39) | 3.33 (1.56–7.12) | 0.002 |
Housing ownership | |||||
Own house | 60 | 197 | 1 | 1 | |
Government | 8 | 96 | 3.66 (1.68–7.95) | 2.74 (1.06–7.10) | 0.03 |
Private rent | 1 | 33 | 10 (1.35–75.04) | 8.27 (0.94–73.06) | 0.05 |
Self-reported health status | |||||
Good | 26 | 66 | 1 | 1 | |
Fair | 34 | 149 | 1.73 (0.96–3.11) | 2.53 (1.15–5.57) | 0.02 |
Poor | 9 | 111 | 4.85 (2.15–11) | 3.10 (1.14–8.45) | 0.03 |