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Table 2 Determinants of child hunger

From: Factors associated with child hunger among food insecure households in Bangladesh

Variables

n

Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

p-value

Seasonality

11428

    
 

Post-aus

 

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

Post-aman

 

0.81 (0.64–1.03)

0.080

1.06 (0.82–1.38)

0.638

 

Monsoon

 

0.93 (0.77–1.12)

0.448

1.12 (0.89–1.40)

0.333

Residence type

11428

    
 

Urban

 

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

Rural

 

0.99 (0.73–1.35)

0.976

1.23 (0.86–1.75)

0.256

Sex of the household head

11428

    
 

Male

 

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

Female

 

1.84 (1.52–2.23)

0.000

1.87 (1.43–2.45)

0.000

Education level of household head

11410

    
 

Secondary school certificate complete and above

 

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

No formal education

 

1.39 (0.94–2.05)

0.097

0.91 (0.55–1.49)

0.702

 

Below secondary school certificate

 

1.28 (0.86–1.89)

0.220

0.93 (0.57–1.53)

0.784

Occupation of primary earner of the household

7290

    
 

Businessman

 

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

Farmer

 

0.98 (0.69–1.40)

0.921

0.99 (0.70–1.41)

0.985

 

Day laborer

 

1.41 (1.10–1.81)

0.007

1.22 (0.95–1.56)

0.122

 

Professional

 

1.08 (0.71–1.65)

0.722

0.97 (0.62–1.51)

0.876

 

Others

 

2.26 (1.44–3.55)

0.000

1.29 (0.80–2.09)

0.293

Household food insecurity access scale

11428

    
 

Mildly food insecure

 

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

Moderately food insecure

 

0.96 (0.43–2.14)

0.924

5.07 (0.67–38.6)

0.116

 

Severely food insecure

 

2.19 (1.06–4.49)

0.033

10.5 (1.43–76.6)

0.021

Women education status

11428

    
 

At least one educated women in the household

 

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

No educated women in the household

 

1.60 (1.36–1.88)

0.000

1.56 (1.27–1.92)

0.000

Asset index

11428

    
 

5th quintile

 

Reference

 

Reference

 
 

1st quintile

 

2.09 (1.54–2.85)

0.000

1.54 (1.11–2.15)

0.011

 

2nd quintile

 

1.79 (1.33–2.41)

0.000

1.31 (0.94–1.83)

0.111

 

3rd quintile

 

1.44 (1.05–1.98)

0.024

1.09 (0.76–1.57)

0.633

 

4th quintile

 

1.08 (0.76–1.54)

0.653

0.91 (0.59–1.40)

0.654

Amount of rice consumed

7290

0.93 (0.91–0.95)

0.000

0.94 (0.92–0.96)

0.000