Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression1 analysis of predictors of food insecurity among lactating mothers in Ataye District, 2018 (n=612)
| Variables | Food security status | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Insecure (%) | Secure (%) | |||
| Sex of household head | ||||
| Male | 190 (35.5) | 304 (61.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 35 (29.7) | 83 (70.5) | 0.67 (0.44 to 1.04) | 0.80 (0.46 to 1.38) |
| Educational status of mothers | ||||
| No formal education | 167 (49.4) | 171 (50.6) | 3.64 (2.54 to 5.21)* | 1.82 (1.13 to 2.92)* |
| Formal education | 58 (21.2) | 216 (78.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Number of children <5 years of age | ||||
| 1–2 | 209 (36) | 371 (64) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| >2 | 16 (50) | 16 (50) | 1.77 (0.87 to 3.62) | 1.45 (0.57 to 3.67) |
| Source of food | ||||
| Own source | 160 (46.2) | 186 (53.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No known source | 65 (24.4) | 201 (75.6) | 2.66 (1.87 to 3.77) | 1.05 (0.60 to 1.85) |
| Income-generating activities | ||||
| Yes | 81 (23.4) | 256 (76.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 144 (54.1) | 122 (45.9) | 3.86 (2.73 to 5.46)* | 3.39 (2.05 to 5.64)* |
| Frequency of meal per day | ||||
| Less than three meals | 27 (57.4) | 20 (42.6) | 5.13 (2.53 to10.37)* | 3.97 (1.65 to 9.54)* |
| Three meals | 168 (39.9) | 253 (60.1) | 2.52 (1.62 to 3.95)* | 1.86 (1.08 to 3.17)* |
| More than three meals | 30 (20.8) | 114 (79.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Postnatal care follow-up | ||||
| Yes | 109 (33.4) | 217 (66.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 116 (40.6) | 170 (59.4) | 1.36 (0.98 to 1.89) | 0.69 (0.45 to 1.09) |
| Alcohol use by husband | ||||
| Yes | 72 (42.1) | 99 (57.9) | 1.37 (0.95 to 1.97) | 2.02 (1.25 to 3.24)* |
| No | 153 (34.7) | 288 (65.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Home garden practice | ||||
| Yes | 46 (17.7) | 241 (82.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 179 (50.9) | 173 (49.1) | 4.82 (3.29 to 7.04)* | 5.65 (3.51 to 9.08)* |
| Knowledge of nutrition | ||||
| Poor | 121 (45.1) | 147 (54.9) | 1.90 (1.36 to 2.65) | 0.19 (0.51 to 1.26) |
| Good | 104 (30.2) | 240 (69.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Minimum dietary diversity score | ||||
| Low | 160 (52.6) | 144 (47.4) | 4.15 (2.91 to 5.92)* | 2.94 (1.88 to 4.57)* |
| High | 65 (21.1) | 243 (78.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1 in table caption indicates the model fitness.
*1 Hosmer-Lemeshow test (0.86).
†* P<0.001
AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR; HFI, Household Food Insecurity; MDD, Minimum Dietary Diversity; PNC, postnatal care.