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 | |
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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 |