Table 3 Determinants of household food insecurity among households of internally displaced children of 6-59months in Bamenda Health District (n = 395)
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N | HFI (%) | Crude OR (95%CI) | P value | aOR (95%CI) | p value |
Religion | ||||||
Christian | 341 | 95.3 | 1 | |||
Muslim | 54 | 92.6 | 0.62(0.20;1.91) | 0.402 | ||
Level of education of the head of the household | ||||||
Illiterate | 141 | 97.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Literate | 254 | 93.7 | 0.43(0.14;1.33) | 0.143 | 0.81(0.24;2.79) | 0.743 |
Occupational status of the head of the family | ||||||
Employed | 31 | 87.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Self-employed | 189 | 95.8 | 3.35(0.94;11.89) | 0.061 | 0.48(0.09;2.43) | 0.373 |
Unemployed | 175 | 95.4 | 3.09(0.87;10.98) | 0.081 | 0.34(0.06;1.80) | 0.206 |
Monthly income (FCFA) < 50,000 ($100 USD) | 347 | 97.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
50,001-100,000($101-$200 USD) | 45 | 82.2 | 0.137(0.05;0.37) | < 0.001 | 0.21(0.07;0.60) | 0.0035 |
> 100,000 (>$200 USD) | 3 | 33.3 | 0.015(0.00;0.18) | < 0.001 | 0.05(0.01;0.68) | 0.0242 |
Received social grants | ||||||
No | 202 | 95.0 | 1 | |||
Yes | 193 | 94.8 | 0.95(0.39;2.34) | 0.917 | ||
Household size | ||||||
> 5 persons | 249 | 96.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
≤ 5 persons | 146 | 93.2 | 0.57(0.23;1.40) | 0.220 | 0.31(0.11;0.90) | 0.032 |
Time walked to fetch water | ||||||
< 10 minutes (low risk) | 168 | 89.3 | 1 | 1 | ||
≥ 10 minutes (high risk) | 225 | 99.1 | 1.20(1.07;1.34) | < 0.001 | 11.61(2.39;52.08) | 0.0021 |
Frequency of force displacement | ||||||
More one time | 222 | 98.2 | 1 | 1 | ||
one time | 173 | 90.8 | 0.18(0.06;0.55 | 0.0026 | 0.16(0.05;0.50) | 0.0017 |
Age group of the child | ||||||
6–24 months | 117 | 89.7 | 0.26(0.10;0.65) | 0.004 | 0.26(0.10;0.69) | 0.006 |
25–60 months | 278 | 97.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Dietary diversity Score | ||||||
< 4 food groups | 114 | 96.5 | 1 | |||
≥ 4 food groups | 281 | 94.3 | 0.60(0.20;1.84) | 0.375 | ||