Table 4.
Hierarchical logistic regression for the experience of hunger (i.e., at least one form of hunger in the past month) and four sets of risk factors.
| Variablesa | B | Wχ2 | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1—socioeconomic/demographic | Nagelkerke R2 = 0.58 | |||
| Education level (university) | 2.63 | 9.31* | 13.79 | 2.56–74.44 |
| Literacy level (can read) | 2.23 | 5.80* | 9.33 | 1.52–57.39 |
| Number children in household | 0.58 | 6.20* | 1.79 | 1.13–2.82 |
| Country dummy1 (Moldova vs. rest) | −0.39 | 0.16 | 0.68 | 0.10–4.71 |
| Country dummy2 (Romania vs. rest) | −1.58 | 2.78 | 0.21 | 0.03–1.32 |
| Step 2—family violence | Nagelkerke R2 = 0.64 | |||
| Child neglect (yes) | −1.21 | 1.74 | 0.30 | 0.05-1.80 |
| IPV—Victimizationb (log transformed) | 1.14 | 1.58 | 3.11 | 0.53–18.29 |
| Step 3—mental health | Nagelkerke R2 = 0.68 | |||
| DASS total score | 0.05 | 4.21* | 1.05 | 1.00–1.10 |
| WHO total score | −0.01 | 0.35 | 0.99 | 0.94–1.03 |
| Step 4—social support | Nagelkerke R2 = 0.74 Goodness of fit χ2 (df) = 92.45 (11)* |
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| FAD total score | −0.14 | 0.02 | 0.87 | 0.12–6.52 |
| Emotional support | −1.52 | 7.37* | 0.22 | 0.07–0.66 |
B, unstandardized regression coefficient; Wχ2, Wald χ2-test; OR, Odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% CI for Odds ratio; IPV, intimate partner violence; DASS, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (63); FAD, Family Assessment Device Short Form (67); MOS Social Support, Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey (64).
*
p < 0.05.
a
Values presented are taken from final model.
b
Analyses were run with IPV perpetration and all variables that are statistically significant in the current model, remained statistically significant with IPV perpetration as an independent variable rather than victimization.