Table 3 Crude and adjusted factors associated with the impact of COVID-19 on household access to food and socio-demographic characteristics

 Male

29 (20.3)

114 (79.7)

0.98 (0.89–1.09)

1.03 (0.93–1.15)

0.542

 Female

53 (18.8)

229 (81.2)

1

1

 18 to 25

23 (29.5)

55 (70.5)

1

1

 26 to 33

19 (16.7)

95 (83.3)

1.18 (1.01–1.39) *

1.19 (1.01–1.41)

0.044

 34 to 41

17 (17.7)

79 (82.3)

1.16 (0.98–1.38)

1.18 (0.99–1.41)

0.063

 42 to 49

10 (15.4)

55 (84.6)

1.20 (1.01–1.43) *

1.22 (1.01–1.47)

0.038

  ≥ 50

13 (18.1)

59 (81.9)

1.16 (0.97–1.39)

1.22 (1.01–1.48)

0.037

 No formal education

7 (16.7)

35 (83.3)

1

1

 Primary

20 (12.9)

135 (87.1)

1.05 (0.90–1.21)

1.05 (0.91–1.21)

0.496

 Secondary

45 (22.7)

153 (77.3)

0.93 (0.79–1.08)

0.96 (0.82–1.12)

0.596

 Tertiary

10 (33.3)

20 (66.7)

0.80 (0.60–1.07)

0.84 (0.61–1.15)

0.270

 Married

42 (17.4)

200 (82.6)

1

1

 Single

22 (23.4)

72 (76.6)

0.93 (0.82–1.05)

0.99 (0.87–1.12)

0.868

 Divorced / separated

12 (20.3)

47 (79.7)

0.96 (0.84–1.11)

0.93 (0.81–1.07)

0.496

 Widowed

6 (20.0)

24 (80.0)

0.97 (0.80–1.17)

0.89 (0.74–1.07)

0.225

 Casual labourer

7 (15.2)

39 (84.8)

1

1

 Employed

13 (29.6)

31 (70.4)

0.83 (0.66–1.04)

0.88 (0.70–1.11)

0.277

 Self-employed

44 (19.8)

178 (80.2)

0.95 (0.82–1.09)

0.97 (0.84–1.12)

0.700

 None

18 (15.9)

95 (84.1)

0.99 (0.86–1.15)

0.88 (0.72–1.08)

0.225

 None

16 (14.0)

98 (86.0)

1

1

 50–300,000/=

53 (19.8)

215 (80.2)

0.93 (0.85–1.03)

0.84 (0.69–1.01)

0.060

 300,001- above

13 (30.2)

30 (69.8)

0.81 (0.66–1.00)

0.74 (0.55–0.98)

0.035