Table 9 Effect of seasonality on HDDS using Poisson fixed effects
From: Food safety and dietary diversity in African urban cities: evidence from Ghana
Variables | HDDS |
|---|---|
Season (Dry) | -0.025 |
(0.120) | |
Characteristics of household | |
Age of household head | 0.005 |
(0.009) | |
Sex of household head (Male) | 0.237 |
(0.146) | |
Household size | 0.033** |
(0.017) | |
Education of household head* | |
Primary | 0.163 |
(0.154) | |
Secondary | 0.088 |
(0.178) | |
Tertiary | -0.318 |
(0.363) | |
Household wealth index | 0.035*** |
(0.009) | |
Household food safety knowledge | 0.004** |
(0.001) | |
Marital status of household head | |
Single | -0.929*** |
(0.277) | |
Monogamous | -0.459*** |
(0.098) | |
Polygamous | -0.676* |
(0.372) | |
Price of maize+ | 0.136 |
(0.641) | |
Price of tomatoesa | 0.016 |
(0.023) | |
Employment status | |
Employment status of household head | -0.010 |
(0.043) | |
Percent of household members employed | 0.001* |
(0.001) | |
Self-reported covid-19 effect | |
Affected price of staple foods | -0.031 |
(0.030) | |
Affected price of vegetables | 0.027 |
(0.034) | |
Constant | |
Observations | 1,212 |
R-squared | |
Number of unique respondents | 606 |