Table 5 Odds ratios of household factors associated with a dietary diversity score < 4, adjusted for ethnicity and gender

Employment status

Employed full time

0.672

0.430 - 1.050

Employed part time

1.074

0.642 - 1.797

Casual work

2.769*

1.447 - 5.298

Unemployed, not looking for work/pensioner/housewife/student

1.019

0.653 - 1.591

Unemployed/housewife looking for work

1.431

0.913 - 2.244

Disabled or chronically ill

2.130*

1.034 - 4.390

Income

Receive salary/wages

0.584*

0.414 - 0.826

Remittances

1.003

0.611 - 1.646

Pensions and/or grants

1.357

0.944 - 1.950

No income

1.349

0.752 - 2.420

Where buy most of household foods

Local spaza

1.979*

1.150 - 3.406

Big supermarket close by

0.573*

0.349 - 0.939

Big supermarket far away

0.944

0.575 - 1.551

Housing

Formal: house or apartment

0.570

0.282 - 1.151

Traditional dwelling

2.394*

1.121 - 5.116

Townhouse

0.310*

0.140 - 0.688

Dwelling in backyard

0.706

0.324 - 1.537

Informal dwelling

1.380

0.663 - 2.870

Water

Water in home

0.356*

0.265 - 0.478

Water in yard

0.694*

0.505 - 0.954

Free communal tap

1.190

0.849 - 1.669

Free from neighbor

2.275*

1.063 - 4.870

Communal borehole

1.599

0.805 - 3.173

River, stream or spring

7.060*

3.096 - 16.101

Toilet

Flush toilet

0.467

0.155 - 1.406

Chemical toilet

4.226

0.987 - 18.099

Pit latrine/bucket

1.191

0.395 - 3.592

None

3.350*

1.062 - 10.562

Electricity

In-house meter

0.389*

0.208 - 0.727

In-house pre-paid meter

0.611

0.330 - 1.133

Connected t other sources

1.428

0.649 - 3.142

No access

2.310*

1.198 - 4.453

Other assets (individually assessed)

Refrigerator

0.274*

0.229 - 0.328

Microwave

0.279*

0.236 - 0.330

VCR

0.608*

0.495 - 0.747

TV

0.319*

0.264 - 0.385

Telephone

0.391*

0.317 - 0.483

Kitchen sink

0.263*

0.219 - 0.316

Home security

0.359*

0.278 - 0.465

Motor vehicle

0.326*

0.270 - 0.394

Mobile phone

0.473*

0.389 - 0.575

Radio

0.725*

0.622 - 0.845

Music centre

0.407*

0.347 - 0.478

DVD player

0.375*

0.320 - 0.440