Table A2

A logit regression estimates for factors influencing household food insecurity

VariablesFIAS: RuralFIES: RuralFIAS: UrbanFIES: UrbanFIAS: PooledFIES: Pooled
Odds ratiop-valueOdds ratiop-valueOdds ratiop-valueOdds ratiop-valueOdds ratiop-valueOdds ratiop-value
Age1.0842 (0.007)0.2071.0031 (0.0021)0.1890.8707 (0.1038)0.2450.9995 (0.0014)0.7150.9968 (0.0293)0.9140.9995 (0.0014)0.715
Gender (Male)1 1 1 1 1 1 
 Female1.0116** (0.0056)0.0371.0117** (0.0058)0.0421.0117** 0.0058)0.0431.0006** (0.0003)0.0291.0007* (0.0004)0.0540.9973*** (0.0010)0.006
Religion (Muslim)1 1 1 1 1 1 
 Christian1.0004 (0.004)0.3041.092 (1.3422)0.9481.0558 (0.1175)0.6250.9991 (0.0015)0.5441.0436 (0.0372)0.2310.9976 (0.0016)0.121
Dependency ratio1.0021* (0.012)0.0721.0011*** (0.0004)0.0010.9973*** (0.0009)0.0060.5229** (0.1409)0.0160.9975*** (0.0009)0.0040.6077** (0.1301)0.020
Household size0.024 (0.022)1.00024.0451 (1.533)0.3620.9998 (0.0010)0.8751.0025 (0.0249)0.9191.0005 (0.0013)0.7061.0574 (0.0421)0.160
Education (None)1 1 1 1 1 1 
 Primary1.0002 (0.0002)0.2820.996 (0.0054)0.4781.00001 (0.0011)0.9890.9819 (0.0381)0.6370.9849 (0.0249)0.5491.0001 (0.0009)0.932
 High school0.9915* (0.0008)0.0560.999* (0.0002)0.0771.0003** (0.0001)0.0470.9972** (0.0012)0.0150.9946* (0.0029)0.0711.0384* (0.0219)0.074
 Above high school0.9999 (0.00002)0.5670.193 (2.606)0.5281.0232 (0.0334)0.4810.9957 (0.0031)0.1720.9983 (0.0015)0.2361.0278 (0.0326)0.388
Marital status (Single)1 1 1 1 1 1 
 Married0.9999 (0.00003)0.3250.999 (0.0003)0.1701.0468 (0.0424)0.2591.0006 (0.0004)0.1250.9910 (0.1079)0.9341.0007 (0.0023)0.753
 Divorced0.8707 (0.1038)0.2450.9968 (0.0293)0.9140.9995 (0.0014)0.7151.0285 (0.0397)0.4660.8748 (0.0727)0.1070.9998 (0.0016)0.918
 Widowed1.0003** (0.0002)0.0320.8192* (0.0965)0.0911.0003** (0.00010.0110.8228** (0.0643)0.0131.0374* (0.0215)0.0770.8228** (0.0644)0.013
Access to credit (No)1 1 1 1 1 1 
 Yes0.9945* (0.0030)0.0681.0821** (0.0419)0.0421.0004*** (0.0001)0.0031.0004** (0.0002)0.0151.0400* (0.0225)0.0691.0006* (0.0004)0.091
Employment status (No)1 1 1 1 1 1 
 Yes0.9954 (0.0026)0.0770.9954* (0.0021)0.0681.0401* (0.0225)0.0690.9969** (0.0014)0.0261.0006* (0.0003)0.0661.0375* (0.0220)0.082
Distance to market1.0014 (0.049)0.9691.008 (0.015)0.5971.0075 (0.0109)0.4920.9869 (0.0124)0.2971.0917 (0.1197)0.4240.9917 (0.0157)0.599
Humanitarian aid (No)1 1 1 1 1 1 
 Yes0.998** (0.0012)0.0550.998** (0.001)0.0030.9972*** (0.0009)0.0020.9972*** (0.0010)0.0040.9007 (0.0498)0.0591.5723* (0.3689)0.054
Damage due to armed conflict (No)1 1 1 1 1 1 
 Yes0.9962** (0.0018)0.0331.0021* (0.0011)0.0641.0011** (0.0011)0.0491.0014** (0.0006)0.0180.9958** (0.0017)0.0151.0041*** (0.0013)0.001
_cons0.0005 (2.079)0.00051.3084 (0.3191)0.0200.0001 (0.0002)0.0221.0270 (0.0791)0.7291.0355 (0.0115)0.0020.7737 (0.0757)0.009
Pseudo R20.3843*** 0.4146*** 0.3087*** 0.4245*** 0.3068*** 0.3137*** 
Observations1,060 1,060 740 740 1,800 1,800 

Source(s): Authors’ computations, 2024 ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, and *p < 0.1. Values in parentheses are standard errors of the odds ratio

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