Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with household food insecurity Waliso Town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2021/2022 (N = 396)
Variables | Food Security Status | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insecure N (%) | Secured N (%) | |||||
Family size | (1–3) | 52(53.6) | 45(46.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |
4–5 | 139(66.8) | 69(33.2) | 1.74(1.07, 2.85) | 1.82 (1.00, 3.32) | 0.051 | |
6 +  | 60(65.9) | 31(34.1) | 1.68(0.93, 3.02) | 3.06 (1.35, 6.94) | 0.007* | |
Dependent nu ember | No (0) | 32(48.5) | 34(51.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | Â |
(1–2) | 163(66.8) | 81(33.2) | 2.14(1.23,3.71) | 2.62 (1.35, 5.10) | 0.004* | |
 > 3 | 56(65.1) | 30(34.9) | 1.98(1.03, 3.82) | 3.07 (1.28, 7.40) | 0.012* | |
Employment | Un Employed | 51(79.7) | 13(20.3) | 5.29(2.34, 11.93) | 6.86 (2.76, 17.04) | 0.001** |
Self Employed | 61(67.0) | 30(33.0) | 2.74(1.37, 5.49) | 3.27 (1.50, 7.14) | 0.003* | |
Wage laborer | 63(86.3) | 10(13.7) | 8.49(3.60, 20.03) | 13.01 (4.93, 34.38) | 0.001** | |
GO/NGO Employee | 53(46.5) | 61(53.5) | 1.17(0.61, 2.25) | 1.35 (0.68, 2.70) | 0.393 | |
Merchant | 23(42.6) | 31(57.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | Â | |
Wealth Index | Poor | 104(78.8%) | 28(21.2%) | 5.03(2.89, 8.73) | 4.08 (2.18, 7.64) | 0.001** |
Medium | 96(66.7%) | 48(33.3%) | 2.71(1.64, 4.74) | 2.08 (1.18, 3.69) | 0.012* | |
Rich | 51(42.5%) | 69(57.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | Â | |