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Table 2 Association of variables with food insecurity among PLWHA on HAART, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, 2009

From: Food insecurity and associated factors among HIV-infected individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Jimma zone Southwest Ethiopia

Variables

Food insecurity status

Crude OR(95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted OR(95% CI)

P-value

Food secure

Food in-secure

Educational Status

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 Elementary or less

39 (20.1%)

155 (79.9%)

6.82 (4.12-11.31)

 

3.10 (1.68-5.71)

 

 Secondary and above

79 (63.2%)

46 (36.8%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Average family monthly income (USD)

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 <100

62 (24.9%)

187 (75.1%)

25.6 (10.5-62.6)

 

13.1 (4.29-40.0)

 

 ≥100

51 (36.9%)

6 (10.5%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Food Diversity

   

<0.001

 

0.01

 Low

72 (49.6%)

76 (50.4%)

2.67 (1.67-4.26)

 

2.18 (1.21--3.99)

 

 High

46 (27.0%)

125 (73.0%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Do you get money support from any organization?

   

0.009

  

 Yes

11 (20.8%)

42 (79.2%)

2.57 (1.27-5.21)

   

 No

107 (40.2%)

159 (59.8%)

1.00

   

Do you get any food ration from any organization?

   

<0.001

  

 Yes

12 (17.9%)

56 (82.4%)

3.4 1(1.74-6.68)

   

 No

106 (42.2%)

145 (57.8%)

1.00

   
  1. Adjusted for age, residence, occupation, financial support, food ration.
  2. Regression method: forward stepwise elimination logistic regression model.