Table 1.
Multivariate analysis on factors associated with food insecurity in households of Assayita district, Afar, Ethiopia, June 2015 (n = 490).
| Variables | Food insecurity status | N | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure (%) | Insecure (%) | ||||
| Maternal age (years) | |||||
| 15–19 | 8 (1.6) | 36 (7.3) | 44 | 1.44 (0.55 to 3.76) | 2.13 (0.71 to 6.36) |
| 20–29 | 55 (11.2) | 60 (12.2) | 115 | 0.35 (0.18 to 0.69) | 0.34 (0.12 to 0.95) |
| 30–39 | 67 (13.7) | 202 (41.2) | 269 | 0.96 (0.51 to 1.83) | 0.34 (0.14 to 0.79) |
| 40–49 (Ref∗) | 15 (3.1) | 47 (9.6) | 62 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Educational status | |||||
| No education | 121 (24.7) | 324 (66.1) | 445 | 3.10 (1.64–5.69) ∗ | 1.22 (0.51–2.93) |
| Primary education (Ref∗) | 24 (4.9) | 21 (4.3) | 45 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Parity | |||||
| 0 (Ref∗) | 2 (0.4) | 13 (2.7) | 15 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1-2 | 55 (11.2) | 35 (7.1) | 90 | 0.10 (0.02 to 0.46) ∗ | 0.09 (0.02 to 0.48) ∗ |
| 3-4 | 85 (17.3) | 91 (18.6) | 176 | 0.17 (0.04 to 0.75) ∗ | 0.18 (0.04 to 0.89) |
| ≥5 | 3 (0.6) | 206 (42.0) | 209 | 10.56 (1.62 to 68.88) ∗ | 10.76 (1.38 to 84.28) |
| Number of children below 5 years of age | |||||
| 0 (Ref∗) | 59 (12.0) | 67 (13.7) | 126 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 | 56 (11.4) | 75 (15.3) | 131 | 1.18 (0.72 to 1.93) | 2.03 (1.03 to 3.98) |
| ≥2 | 30 (6.1) | 203 (41.4) | 233 | 5.96 (3.55 to 10.01) ∗ | 1.96 (0.85 to 4.49) |
Ref∗: reference category; ∗p value < 0.05, which was considered significant.