Table 3. Unstandardized Path coefficient estimates of food insecurity on youth common mental disorders, JLFSY, Southwest Ethiopia,2015.
| Structural and measurement model | Model I Path coefficient (SE) | Model II Path coefficient (SE) | Model III Path coefficient (SE) | Model IV Path coefficient (SE) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEM | GSEM | SEM | GSEM | SEM | GSEM | SEM | GSEM | |
| Step I. Foodinsec—>mental health (Adjusted for covariates) | 0.355(.050)* | 0.344 (.050)* | 0.386 (.050)* | 0.342 (.050)* | 0.355(.050)* | 0.343 (.050)* | 0.330 (.049)* | 0.323 (.049)* |
| Age | 0.010 (.018) | 0.006 (.018) | 0.009 (.018) | 0.005(.018) | 0.009 (.018) | 0.005(.018) | 0.013 (.017) | 0.009(.018) |
| SES(low) | -0.129 (.025)* | -0.089(.026)* | -0.130 (.024)* | -0.090 (.025)* | -0.128(.025)* | -0.088(.025)* | -0.110(.024)* | -0.076(.025)* |
| Sex(female) | -0.031 (.050) | -0.032(.050) | -0.038(.050) | -0.028(.049) | ||||
| Female Headed household | 0.190(.067)* | 0.194 (.067)* | 0.197(.067)* | 0.192 (.065)* | ||||
| Parental education(Primary) | 0.179 (.069)* | 0.184 (.060)* | 0.189(.060)* | 0.183 (.059)* | ||||
| Education(primary) | -0.011 (.064) | -0.009 (.063) | -0.006 (.063) | -0.033 (.062) | ||||
| Residence (urban) | 0.190(.054)* | 0.192 (.054)* | .193(.054)* | 0.139(.053)* | ||||
| Step II. Model III + SRH | 0.362 (.066)* | 0.361 (.065)* | 0.360(.066)* | 0.360 (.065)* | 0.292 (.065)* | 0.285(.064)* | ||
| Foodinsec—>SRH | 0.005(.019) | 0.004 (.022) | 0.005 (.019) | 0.006 (.022) | 0.005 (.019) | 0.006 (.019) | ||
| Step IV. Model III+ DDS | -0.038 (.024) | -0.045 (.024) | -0.036 (.023) | -0.042 (.027) | ||||
| Foodinsec—>DDS | 0.044 (.052) | 0.019 (.052) | 0.044 (.052) | 0.019 (.052) | ||||
| Step V. Model IV+ Physical health | 0.218 (.024)* | 0.208 (.028)* | ||||||
| Foodinsec—>physical health | 0.113 (.051)* | 0.098 (.051)* | ||||||
| Goodness of fit | ||||||||
| Likelihood ratio(x2)(df) | 115.01(16) | 138.10(20) | 142.67(25) | 172.33(31) | ||||
| RMSEA | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | ||||
| PClose | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.15 | ||||
| CFI | .985 | 0.982 | 0.982 | 0.979 | ||||
| NNFI | 0.974 | 0.969 | 0.968 | 0.963 | ||||
| SRMR | 0.018 | 0.02 | 0.021 | 0.026 | ||||
| CD(R2) | 0.972 | 0.972 | 0.972 | 0.972 | ||||
Note: SEM = Structural Equation Model with Maximum Likelihood estimation Method; GSEM = Generalized Structural Equation Model using Maximum Likelihood Estimation Method; SE = Standard Error; JLFSY = Jimma Longitudinal Family Survey of Youth; LR X2 = Likelihood Ratio Chi square test; CFI = Comparative Fit Index; RMSEA = Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; SRMR = Standardized Root Mean square Residual; NNFI = Non Normed Fitted Index; CD = Coefficient of Determination; SRH = Self Rated Health; DDS = Dietary Diversity Score; Foodinsec = Food insecurity; df = Degree of freedom
* Significant at P <0.05