Table 4 Binary logistic regression analysis of environmental variables predicting the odds of food insecurity among households (n = 1985) in East Gojjam zone of Amhara region, 2013

Residential area:

 Urban ^R

22 (32.4)

46 (67.6)

1

1

 Rural

1153 (60.1)

764 (39.9)

3.156 (1.883, 5.288)***

3.201 (1.832, 5.594)***

Agroecology:

 Kolla ^R

657 (63.8)

372 (36.2)

1

1

 Dega

67 (72.0)

26 (28.0)

1.459 (0.912, 2.335)

2.193 (1.348, 3.509)**

 Woynadega

451 (52.3)

412 (47.7)

0.620 (5.515, 0.745)***

0.843 (0.679, 1.066)

Latrine availability:

 Yes ^R

753 (58.7)

530 (41.3)

1

1

 No

422 (60.1)

280 (39.9)

1.061 (0.879, 1.280)

0.934 (0.765, 1.141)

Roof made of:

 CIS ^R

926 (55.6)

739 (44.4)

1

1

 Grass roofed

249 (77.8)

71 (22.2)

2.799 (2.113, 3.706)**

1.822 (1.288, 2.705)**

Number of rooms:

 1

399 (68.8)

181 (31.2)

4.509 (2.630, 7.732)***

2.237 (1.250, 4.004)**

 2

463 (56.3)

359 (43.7)

2.638 (1.556, 4.444)***

2.165 (1.259, 3.725)**

 3

291 (56.4)

225 (43.6)

2.645 (1.544, 4.534)***

2.279 (1.315, 3.948)**

 4 ^R

22 (32.8)

45 (67.2)

1

1

Kitchen availability:

 Yes

642 (51.5)

605 (48.5)

1

1

 No

533 (72.2)

205 (27.8)

2.450 (2.015, 2.980)***

1.951 (1.567, 2.429)***

Have livestock:

 Yes ^R

985 (58.7)

694 (41.3)

1

1

 No

190 (62.1)

116 (37.9)

1.154 (0.898, 1.483)

1.553 (1.160, 2.078)**