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. 2024 Feb 18;14:4003. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54666-w

Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis result for variables associated with household food insecurity at Arba Minch town, 2023 (N = 381).

Variables Responses Household food insecurity COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) P value
Yes (%) No (%)
Maternal occupation Farming 38 (50.7) 37 (49.3) 1.76 (0.96, 3.22) 1.77 (0.93, 3.36) 0.081
House wife 7 (31.8) 15 (68.2) 0.8 (0.3.0, 2.13) 0.71 (0.25, 2.07) 0.58
Traders 32 (17.7) 148 (82.3) 0.35 (0.21, 0.64) 0.5 (0.27, 0.90) 0.021*
Civil servant 38 (36.9) 65 (65.1) 1 1
Monthly income  < 2500ETB 19 (55.9) 15 (44.1) 3.1 (1.48, 6.25) 3.1 (1.38, 6.93) 0.06*
2500-5000ETB 8 (16.7) 40 (83.3) 0.5 (0.22, 1.10) 0.64 (0.27, 1.52) 0.321
 > 5000ETB 88 (29.4) 211 (69.6) 1 1 0.010*
Family size  ≤ 3 7 (36.8) 12 (63.2) 1 1 0.321
4–6 106 (30.9) 237 (69.1) 0.77 (0.29, 2.0) 4.01 (0.61, 27.3) 0.14
 ≥ 7 5 (12.5) 14 (87.5) 0.2 (0.40, 1.14) 2.4 (0.48, 12.17) 0.280
Time of ANC visit Late/miss 86 (43) 114 (67) 3.95 (2.43, 6.43) 3.5 (2.13, 5.91) 0.000*
Early 29 (16) 152 (84) 1 1

* = p < 0.05 (statistically significant), 1 = Reference group (unexposed group).