Table 5 Binary logistic regression analysis of environmental variables predicting the odds of food insecurity among households (n = 1979) in West Gojjam zone of Amhara region, 2013

Residential area:

Urban ^R

199 (41.5)

281 (58.5)

1

1

Rural

818 (54.6)

68 (45.5)

1.696 (1.377, 2.089)**

2.425 (1.797, 3.272)**

Agroecology:

Kolla ^R

59 (29.6)

140 (70.4)

1

1

Dega

174 (64.4)

96 (35.6)

4.301 (2.902, 6.373)**

3.669 (2.442, 5.513)**

Woynadega

784 (51.9)

726 (48.1)

2.562 (1.860, 3.531)**

3.094 (2.210, 4.331)**

Latrine availability:

Yes ^R

833 (49.6)

848 (50.4)

1

1

No

184 (61.7)

114 (38.3)

11.643 (1.277, 2.115)**

1.432 (1.093, 1.875)*

Roof made of:

CIS ^R

998 (51.0)

958 (49.0)

1

1

Grass roofed

19 (82.6)

4 (17.4)

4.560 (1.546, 13.452)**

2.584 (0.856, 7.794)

Number of rooms:

1

362 (61.9)

223 (38.1)

3.996 (2.65, 6.008)**

2.956 (1.922, 4.548)**

2

336 (46.0)

395 (54.0)

2.094 (1.404, 3.122)**

1.769 (1.168, 2.678)*

3

280 (53.0)

248 (47.0)

2.779 (1.845, 4.186)**

2.553 (1.673, 3.894)**

4 ^R

39 (28.9)

96 (71.1)

1

1

Kitchen availability:

Yes

651 (48.5)

692 (51.5)

1

1

No

366 (57.5)

270 (42.5)

1.441 (1.191, 1.743)**

1.149 (0.936, 1.410)

Have livestock:

Yes ^R

729 (51.8)

679 (48.2)

1

1

No

288 (50.4)

283 (49.6)

0.948 (0.780,1.151)

1.568 (1.183, 2.080)*