Table 4.
Binary logistic regression analysis of environmental variables predicting the odds of food insecurity among households (n = 1985) in East Gojjam zone of Amhara region, 2013
| Characteristics | Food security status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insecure N (%) | Secure N (%) | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | |
| Residential area: | ||||
| Urban R | 22 (32.4) | 46 (67.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 1153 (60.1) | 764 (39.9) | 3.156 (1.883, 5.288)*** | 3.201 (1.832, 5.594)*** |
| Agroecology: | ||||
| Kolla R | 657 (63.8) | 372 (36.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Dega | 67 (72.0) | 26 (28.0) | 1.459 (0.912, 2.335) | 2.193 (1.348, 3.509)** |
| Woynadega | 451 (52.3) | 412 (47.7) | 0.620 (5.515, 0.745)*** | 0.843 (0.679, 1.066) |
| Latrine availability: | ||||
| Yes R | 753 (58.7) | 530 (41.3) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 422 (60.1) | 280 (39.9) | 1.061 (0.879, 1.280) | 0.934 (0.765, 1.141) |
| Roof made of: | ||||
| CIS R | 926 (55.6) | 739 (44.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Grass roofed | 249 (77.8) | 71 (22.2) | 2.799 (2.113, 3.706)** | 1.822 (1.288, 2.705)** |
| Number of rooms: | ||||
| 1 | 399 (68.8) | 181 (31.2) | 4.509 (2.630, 7.732)*** | 2.237 (1.250, 4.004)** |
| 2 | 463 (56.3) | 359 (43.7) | 2.638 (1.556, 4.444)*** | 2.165 (1.259, 3.725)** |
| 3 | 291 (56.4) | 225 (43.6) | 2.645 (1.544, 4.534)*** | 2.279 (1.315, 3.948)** |
| 4 R | 22 (32.8) | 45 (67.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Kitchen availability: | ||||
| Yes | 642 (51.5) | 605 (48.5) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 533 (72.2) | 205 (27.8) | 2.450 (2.015, 2.980)*** | 1.951 (1.567, 2.429)*** |
| Have livestock: | ||||
| Yes R | 985 (58.7) | 694 (41.3) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 190 (62.1) | 116 (37.9) | 1.154 (0.898, 1.483) | 1.553 (1.160, 2.078)** |
** = 0.01, *** = 0.001 Significant level, R = Reference group