| Predictors |
Food in secured |
COR (95%CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
P- values |
| |
Yes |
No |
|
|
|
| Sex |
|
|
| Male |
91 |
39 |
1 |
| Female |
173 |
35 |
2.12 (1.25-3.57) |
| 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 |
1 |
|
| Rural |
119 |
22 |
1.94(1.11-3.38) |
2.27(1.17-4.40) |
0.01* |
| 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 |
| Monthly income |
| < 1000 ETB |
45 |
29 |
9.98(5.0-19.9) |
8.53(3.99- 18.2) |
0.00** |
| ≥1000 ETB |
248 |
16 |
1 |
|
|
| HDD |
14.1(4.81-41.3) |
| Inadequate |
127 |
4 |
16.2(5.75-45.7) |
| Adequate |
137 |
70 |
1 |
|
N.B: α=0.05, *shows significant, **shows highly significant
Hosmer and Lemeshow test was at p=0.45
Stepwise (Backward LR) was used in logistic regression |
| Table 4: Factors associated with food insecurity among PLWHA receiving ART at Butajira Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2014, (n=338). |