Table 5.
Binary logistic regression analysis of environmental variables predicting the odds of food insecurity among households (n = 1979) in West 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 | 199 (41.5) | 281 (58.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 818 (54.6) | 68 (45.5) | 1.696 (1.377, 2.089)** | 2.425 (1.797, 3.272)** |
| Agroecology: | ||||
| Kolla R | 59 (29.6) | 140 (70.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Dega | 174 (64.4) | 96 (35.6) | 4.301 (2.902, 6.373)** | 3.669 (2.442, 5.513)** |
| Woynadega | 784 (51.9) | 726 (48.1) | 2.562 (1.860, 3.531)** | 3.094 (2.210, 4.331)** |
| Latrine availability: | ||||
| Yes R | 833 (49.6) | 848 (50.4) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 184 (61.7) | 114 (38.3) | 11.643 (1.277, 2.115)** | 1.432 (1.093, 1.875)* |
| Roof made of: | ||||
| CIS R | 998 (51.0) | 958 (49.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Grass roofed | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) | 4.560 (1.546, 13.452)** | 2.584 (0.856, 7.794) |
| Number of rooms: | ||||
| 1 | 362 (61.9) | 223 (38.1) | 3.996 (2.65, 6.008)** | 2.956 (1.922, 4.548)** |
| 2 | 336 (46.0) | 395 (54.0) | 2.094 (1.404, 3.122)** | 1.769 (1.168, 2.678)* |
| 3 | 280 (53.0) | 248 (47.0) | 2.779 (1.845, 4.186)** | 2.553 (1.673, 3.894)** |
| 4 R | 39 (28.9) | 96 (71.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Kitchen availability: | ||||
| Yes | 651 (48.5) | 692 (51.5) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 366 (57.5) | 270 (42.5) | 1.441 (1.191, 1.743)** | 1.149 (0.936, 1.410) |
| Have livestock: | ||||
| Yes R | 729 (51.8) | 679 (48.2) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 288 (50.4) | 283 (49.6) | 0.948 (0.780,1.151) | 1.568 (1.183, 2.080)* |
* = 0.01, ** = 0.001 Significant level, R = Reference group