Table 4 Factors associated with food insecurity among adolescents
From: Adolescent food insecurity in rural Sindh, Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
Variables | Total adolescents N = 788 n (%) Mean ± SD | Food insecure adolescents N = 415 n (%) Mean ± SD | Crude Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Food secure household | ||||
 Food insecure | 479 (60.7) | 142 (34.3) | 1 | 1 |
 household | 309 (39.2) | 273 (65.7) | 2.9 (2.4, 3.6) | 2.3 (1.9, 2.9) |
 Male | 397 (50.3) | 311 (74.9) | 1 | 1 |
 Female | 391 (49.6) | 104 (25.1) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.4) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) |
 Age of adolescent | 13.54 ± 2·71 | 13.15 ± 2.60 | 0.94 (0.91, 0.98) | 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) |
Father’s years of schooling | ||||
 No schooling | 361 (45.8) | 197 (47.4) | 1 | 1 |
  < 10 years | 181 (23.0) | 105 (25.3) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) |
  ≥ 10 years | 246 (31.2) | 113 (27.2) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) |
Mother’s years of schooling | ||||
 Illiterate | 667 (84.6) | 373 (89.8) | 1 | 1 |
 Literate | 121 (15.4) | 42 (10.1) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.2) |
 Total number of siblings | 5.35 ± 2.29 | 0 ± 5.51 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) |
Socio-economic status: | ||||
 Low | 296 (37.6) | 188 (45.3) | 1.8 (1.4, 2.3) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) |
 Middle | 251 (31.8) | 143 (34.4) | 1.6 (1.2, 2.1) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) |
 High | 241 (30.5) | 84 (20.2) | 1 | 1 |