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Table 5 Factors associated with household dietary diversity of Finote Selam Town residents; 2015

From: Household dietary diversity and associated factors among residents of finote selam town, north west Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Dietary diversity

COR 95% CI

AOR 95% CI

Diversified

Non-diversified

Head of the family

 Women headed

127(31.8)

36(9.0)

1.00

1.00

 Men headed

226(56.5)

11(2.8)

5.82(2.87,11.84)

4.75(2.22,10.16)

Frequency of eating

 2 times

27(6.8)

18(4.5)

1.00

1.00

 3 times and above

326(81.5)

29(7.2)

7.49(3.69,15.19)

6.06(2.82,13.06)

Water shortage

 Yes

5(1.2)

5(1.2)

1.00

1.00

 No

348(87.0)

42(10.5)

8.29(2.30,29.81)

5.69(1.39,23.27)

Ownership of farming land

 Yes

123(30.8)

6(1.5)

3.65(1.51, 8.85)

 

 No

230(57.5)

41(10.2)

1.00

 

HHFIAS

 Food secured

236(59.0)

17(4.2)

3.56(1.89, 6.72)

 

 Food insecure

117(29.2)

30(7.5)

1.00