Table 4 Factors associated with household food insecurity in Kedida Gamela district in 2020

Sex of HH

Male

337(73.3)

129(27.7)

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Female

105(90.5)

11(9.5)

3.65(1.90, 7.02)

2.82(1.10,7.24)*

Marital status

Married

376(73.4)

136(2.6)

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Ling with no partner

66(94.35)

4(5.7)

5.96(2.13,16.68)

2.18(0.61,7.76)

Main food sources

Purchase from market

206(77.4)

60(22.6)

0.12(0.03,0.52)

0.35(0.07,1.6)

From own production

181(69.9)

78(30.1)

0.08(0.02,0.35)

0.19(0.04,0.9)

Gift from others

55(96.5)

2(3.5)

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Additional jobs

Off-farm activities

174(62.6)

104(37.4)

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No additional jobs

268(88.2)

36(11.8)

4.45(2.91,6.80)

3.69(2.03,6.71)*

Educational status of HH head

No formal education

199(91.7)

18(8.3)

12.16(5.60,26.4)

9.75(3.7,11.31)*

Primary

194(78.5)

53(21.5)

4.04.(2.04, 7.92)

2.32(0.75,6.34

High school

29(38.2)

47(61.8)

0.67(0.31,1.45)

0.28(0.43,1.22)

Above high school

20(47.6)

22(52.4)

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Number of actives

< 2 members

286(79.4)

75 (20.8)

3.63(1.87,7.04,)

3.57(1.16,9.94)*

3–4

135(75.0)

45 (25.0)

2.85(1.42,5.74,)

2.05(0.68,4.14)

Above 4

21(51.2)

20(48.8)

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Number of inactive

< 2 members

96(61.1)

61(38.9)

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3–4

166(76.9)

50(23.1)

0.25(0.15,0.42)

1.54(0.78,3.20)

Above 4

180(86.1)

29(13.)

0.53(0.32,0.88

3.47(2.91,6.34)*

Monthly expense

<900ETB

38(95.0)

2(5)

13.7(6.3,30.07)

0.65(0.47,1.90)

901–1400

178(90.8)

18(9.2)

5.3(2.9,9.8)

0.95(0.33,2.70)

1401–2000

213(68.1)

100(31.9)

1.7(1.1,2.8)

0.78(0.35,1.70)

>2000ETB

13(39.4)

20(60.6)

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Credit

No

180(68.2)

84(31.8)

2.18(1.48,3.21)

4.04(2.11,7.73)*

Yes

262(82.4)

56(17.6)

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Agricultural input

No

135(88.2)

18(11.8)

2.98(1.74,5.08)

1.97(0.63,6.19)

Yes

307(71.6)

122(28.4)

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Agricultural extension

No

124(89.9)

14(10.1)

3.50(1.94,6.33)

1.38(0.40,4.69)

Yes

318(71.6)

126(28.4)

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Wealth status

Lowest

110(98.8)

6(5.2)

17.71(7.21,23.3)

9.86(3.72,15.8)*

Second

100(88.5)

13(11.5)

7.43(3.75,9.71)

4.23(0.96, 4.89)

Middle

96(79.3)

25(20.7)

3.71(0.96,4.56)

1.78(0.84,2.96)

Fourth

77(66.4)

39(33.6)

1.90(0.12,3.24)

0.91(0.09,1.98)

Highest

59(50.9)

57(49.1)

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