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. 2019 Jan 16;3(3):nzz002. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzz002

TABLE 2.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between household food insecurity, farm production diversity, and Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women of Reproductive Age (MDD-W)

Model A1 Model B2 Model C3
n MDD-W = 1 (%) OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Predictor: Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS)
HFIAS categories
 Food secure 1759 29.2 Reference 0.06 Reference 0.25 Reference 0.53
 Moderately food insecure 773 30.2 1.09 (0.86, 1.38) 1.09 (0.86, 1.38) 1.35 (0.86, 2.11)
 Mildly food insecure 1297 28.6 0.99 (0.81, 1.22) 1.06 (0.86, 1.30) 1.22 (0.84, 1.78)
 Severely food insecure 892 24.1 0.76 (0.58, 0.99) 0.85 (0.64, 1.11) 1.09 (0.73, 1.61)
Wealth index
 1 (lowest) 1534 22.9 Reference 0.01 Reference 0.01
 2 1600 28.9 1.31 (1.06, 1.63) 1.64 (1.15, 2.35)
 3 1587 32.8 1.51 (1.16, 1.97) 1.77 (1.20, 2.60)
HFIAS × wealth index interaction terms 0.37
Predictor: Household Hunger Scale (HHS)
HHS categories
 Little to no hunger 4293 29.1 Reference <0.01 Reference 0.03 Reference 0.16
 Moderate/severe hunger 428 19.8 0.63 (0.46, 0.87) 0.70 (0.50, 0.97) 0.73 (0.47, 1.13)
Wealth index
 1 (lowest) 1534 22.9 Reference 0.01 Reference 0.01
 2 1600 28.9 1.31 (1.05, 1.62) 1.33 (1.06, 1.67)
 3 1587 32.8 1.50 (1.16, 1.95) 1.49 (1.14, 1.94)
HHS × wealth index interaction terms 0.63
Predictor: farm production diversity score (FPDS)
FPDS 4721 27.9 1.12 (1.07, 1.18) <0.001 1.12 (1.06, 1.18) <0.001 1.05 (0.97, 1.13) 0.25
Wealth index
 1 (lowest) 1534 22.9 Reference <0.01 Reference 0.06
 2 1600 28.9 1.30 (1.05, 1.61) 0.70 (0.44, 1.12)
 3 1587 32.8 1.54 (1.19, 1.98) 1.26 (0.76, 2.08)
FPDS × wealth index interaction terms 0.03
1

Adjusted on sociodemographic variables (household size, head of household level of education, sex of the head of household, women's level of education, and women's occupation).

2

Adjusted on sociodemographic variables + household wealth index.

3

Adjusted on sociodemographic variables + household wealth index + interaction term (predictor × wealth index).