Table 4.
Covariates of food insecurity among lactating mothers in Chiro district, Eastern Ethiopia, June 1–30, 2020 (n = 446).
| Independent variables | Food security status | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insecure (%) | Secure (%) | |||
| Age of mother in years | ||||
| 15–25 | 97 (60.2%) | 64 (39.8%) | 1 | 1 |
| 26–35 | 162 (72.0%) | 63 (28.0%) | 1.70 (1.10, 2.61)* | 1.22 (0.63, 2.33) |
| 36–49 | 48 (80.0%) | 12 (20.0%) | 2.64 (1.30, 5.35)* | 1.27 (0.48, 3.39) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 48 (37.5) | 80 (62.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 259 (81.4) | 59 (18.6) | 7.32 (4.64, 11.54)* | 2.36 (1.21, 4.62)* |
| Mother educational status | ||||
| Formal education | 69 (47.6) | 76 (52.4) | 1 | 1 |
| No formal education | 238 (79.1) | 63 (20.9) | 4.16 (2.71, 6.38)* | 1.66 (0.93, 2.99) |
| Family size | ||||
| ≤ 4 | 102 (55.4) | 82 (44.6) | 1 | 1 |
| 5 and above | 205 (78.2) | 57 (21.8) | 2.90 (1.91, 4.37)* | 1.02 (0.49, 2.11) |
| Family wealth index | ||||
| Rich | 61 (41.5) | 86 (58.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Poor | 138 (92.0) | 12 (8.0) | 16.2 (8.26, 31.8)* | 4.68 (2.02, 10.8)* |
| Medium | 108 (72.5) | 41 (27.5) | 3.71 (2.28, 6.04)* | 1.41 (0.74, 2.69) |
| Age at first pregnancy | ||||
| ≥18 years | 127 (58.3) | 91 (41.7) | 1 | 1 |
| < 18 years | 180 (79.0) | 48 (21.0) | 2.68 (1.77, 4.07)* | 0.83 (0.43, 1.57) |
| Place of delivery | ||||
| Health facility | 133 (57.1) | 100 (42.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Home | 174 (81.7) | 39 (18.3) | 3.35 (2.17, 5.17)* | 1.07 (0.60, 1.93) |
| Latrine availability | ||||
| Yes | 209 (63.5) | 120 (36.5) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 98 (83.8) | 19 (16.2) | 2.96 (1.72, 5.08)* | 0.83 (0.42, 1.64) |
| Have nutrition information | ||||
| Yes | 154 (61.8) | 95 (38.2) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 153 (77.7) | 44 (22.3) | 2.15 (1.41, 3.27)* | 1.27 (0.75, 2.15) |
| Frequency of meals per day | ||||
| Three or more meals | 176 (58.5) | 125 (41.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Less than three meals | 131 (90.3) | 14 (9.7) | 6.65 (3.65, 12.10)* | 2.70 (1.33, 5.46)* |
| Mother khat chew | ||||
| No | 137 (61.4) | 86 (38.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 170 (76.2) | 53 (23.8) | 2.01 (1.34, 3.03)* | 1.59 (0.96, 2.63) |
| Having own source of income | ||||
| Yes | 97 (57.7) | 71 (42.3) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 210 (75.5) | 68 (24.5) | 2.26 (1.50, 3.41)* | 2.32 (1.36, 3.96)* |
| Farmland owned (hectares) | ||||
| ≥1 hectors | 21 (51.2) | 20 (48.8) | 1 | 1 |
| < 1 hectors | 286 (70.6) | 119 (29.4) | 2.29 (1.20, 4.38)* | 2.35 (1.06, 5.19)* |
*
P-value < 0.05; 1, reference of the variable; CI, confidence interval; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.