| Predictors |
Food in secured |
COR (95%CI) |
| |
Yes |
No |
|
| Sex |
| Male |
91 |
39 |
1 |
| Female |
173 |
35 |
2.12 (1.25-3.57)* |
| Age |
| 18-29 years |
31 |
7 |
1 |
| 30-44 years |
157 |
50 |
0.71(0.29-1.71) |
| >44 years |
76 |
17 |
1.0(0.38-2.67) |
| Marital status |
| Single |
11 |
9 |
1 |
| Married |
135 |
39 |
2.83(1.09- 7.32)* |
| Divorced |
37 |
9 |
3.36(1.07- 10.5)* |
| Widowed |
73 |
16 |
3.73(1.33-10.5)* |
| Separated |
8 |
1 |
6.54(0.68- 62.6) |
| Residence |
| Urban |
145 |
52 |
1 |
| Rural |
119 |
22 |
1.94(1.11-3.38)* |
| Educational status |
| Unable to read and write |
120 |
14 |
12.8(4.49- 36.8)* |
| Able to read and write |
36 |
7 |
7.71(2.31- 25.8)* |
| Primary education |
68 |
21 |
4.86(1.75-13.5)* |
| Secondary education |
32 |
20 |
2.40(0.84- 6.89)* |
| Tertiary education |
8 |
12 |
1 |
| Family size |
| ≤3 |
117 |
37 |
1 |
| 4-6 |
129 |
30 |
1.23(0.47-3.17) |
| >6 |
18 |
7 |
1.67(0.64-4.36) |
| Monthly income |
| < 1000 ETB |
45 |
29 |
9.98(5.0-19.9)* |
| ≥1000 ETB |
248 |
16 |
1 |
| Dietary counseling |
| Yes |
143 |
40 |
1 |
| No |
121 |
34 |
0.99(0.59-1.67) |
| RUTF |
| Yes |
143 |
4 |
1 |
| No |
231 |
70 |
0.4(0.14- 1.17) |
| WHO clinical staging |
| Stage I |
152 |
55 |
1.10(0.21-5.86) |
| Stage II |
50 |
8 |
2.50(0.41-15.1) |
| Stage III |
57 |
9 |
2.5(0.42-15.1) |
| Stage IV |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| CD4 T cell counts |
| <200 |
41 |
15 |
0.67(0.31-1.41) |
| 200-350 |
56 |
24 |
0.57(0.29-1.10) |
| 351-500 |
73 |
12 |
1.49(0.69-3.19) |
| >500 |
94 |
23 |
1 |
| Anemia |
| Yes |
78 |
16 |
1.52(0.82- 2.80) |
| No |
176 |
58 |
1 |
| HDD |
| Inadequate |
127 |
4 |
16.2(5.75-45.7)* |
| Adequate |
137 |
70 |
1 |
|
| N.B: * shows significant in bivariate associations |
| Table 3: Bivariate association of different variables with food insecurity among PLWHA receiving HAART at Butajira Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2014, (n=338). |