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Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with poor food consumption status during enforcing and partial lifting of COVID-19 lockdown among 205 slum households in Nansana municipality, Wakiso district, Uganda

From: Food price volatility and socio-economic inequalities in poor food consumption status during coronavirus disease-2019 lockdown among slum and non-slum households in urban Nansana municipality, Uganda

Variables (n)

Total lockdown

Partial lifting of lockdown

Poor food consumption status

COR (95%CI)

AOR

(95% CI)

Poor food consumption status

COR

(95% CI)

AOR

(95% CI)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

 HH (205)

31(15.1)

174(84.9)

  

113(55.1)**

92(44.9)

  

Sex of HH head

 Female (57)

7(12.3)

50 (87.7)

1.2(0.7–3.3)

1.2(0.6–3.3

37(69.4)

20(30.6)

1.4(1.2–1.8)*

1.2(1.1–1.6)*

 Male (148)

24(11.7)

124(89.3)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

76(51.4)

72(48.6)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Age range

 18–24 (68)

10(14.7)

58(85.3)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

38(55.9)

30(44.1)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 25–44 (104)

16(15.3)

88(84.7)

1.1(0.8–2.1)

1.2(0.7–2.2)

57(54.8)

47(45.2)

1.1(0.8–1.3)

1.1(0.7–1.3)

  ≥ 45(33)

5(15.1)

28 (84.9)

0.9(0.6–1.7)

0.8(0.7–1.8)

18(54.5)

15(45.5)

1.1(0.9–1.3)

1.1(0.8–1.2)

HH size

 1–5 (149)

23(15.4)

126(84.6)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

73(49)

76(51)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 6–10 (56)

8(14.3)

48(85.7)

1.2(0.7–1.3)

1.3(0.6–1.4)

40(71.4)

16(28.6)

1.3(1.1–1.5)*

1.2 (0.9–1.2)

Occupationc

 Daily wagea(99)

15(15.2)

84 (84.8)

1.2(1.1–5.2)*

1.1(0.8–4.3)

71 (71.7)

28(28.3)

3.4(2.8–4.1)*

3.2(2.6–3.8)*

 Unemployedb (56)

9(16.1)

47 (83.9)

1.1(0.8–7.9)

1.1(0.7–7.7)

30 (53.6)

26(46.4)

2.2(1.4–2.6)*

1.9(1.5–2.1)*

 Formal Employment (50)

7(14.0)

43(84.0)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

12(24)

38(76)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Education status

 None (36)

5(13.9)

31(86.1)

1.00 (ref)

1.00(ref)

20(55.6)

16(44.4)

1.00(ref)

1.00 (ref)

 Primary (71)

11 (15.5)

60 (84.5)

1.1(0.7–1.3)

1.1(0.8–1.3)

40(54.9)

31(43.7)

1.2(0.8–1.1)

1.1(0.9–1.2)

 Secondary (62)

9(14.5)

53(85.5)

0.9(0.8–1.3)

1.1(0.9–1.2)

33(53.2)

29(46.7)

1.1(0.9–1.2)

1.2(0.8–1.3)

 Tertiary (36)

6(16.7)

30(83.3)

1.2(0.7–1.2)

1.2(0.8–1.2)

20(55.6)

16(44.4)

1.2(0.8–1.3)

1.1(0.9–1.2)

Received food aid

 Yes (179)

7(3.9)

172(96.1)

0.6(0.3–0.7)*

0.4(0.1–0.6)*

    

 No (26)

22(84.6)

4(15.4)

1.00 (ref)

1.00(ref)

    

House ownership

 Owner (21)

4 (19)

17(81)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

3(14.3)

18 (25)

1.00(ref)

 

 Tenant (184)

27(14.7)

157(85.3)

1.8(0.8–2.1)

1.7(0.8–2.2)

110(59.8)

74(48.2)

2.7(1.9–3.7)*

2.4(1.8–3.5)*