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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios for household characteristics associated with reducing consumption of foodsa

From: Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on household diet diversity in rural Bihar, India: a longitudinal survey

 

Cereals

Pulses

GLVs

Fruits

Milk

Egg

Fish

Chicken

 

N

AOR (95%CI)

N

AOR (95%CI)

N

AOR (95%CI)

N

AOR (95%CI)

N

AOR (95%CI)

N

AOR (95%CI)

N

AOR (95%CI)

N

AOR (95%CI)

MPCE

  < =1247.4

168

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

153

0.8 (0.5–1.5)

124

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

34

0.6 (0.2–1.8)

78

1.6 (0.8–3.1)

53

0.9 (0.4–2.0)

24

1.8 (0.5–6.0)

32

4.5 (1.4–14.1)

 1247.5–1674.5

174

1.4 (0.8–2.5)

158

1.3 (0.7–2.2)

120

0.5 (0.3–1.0)

37

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

83

1.1 (0.5–2.3)

51

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

39

1.1 (0.3–3.2)

42

2.8(1.0–7.9)

 1674.6–2150.1

173

1.4 (0.8–2.5)

158

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

139

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

48

1.1 (0.4–2.8)

100

0.9 (0.4–1.9)

57

1.1 (0.5–2.4)

27

1.7 (0.5–5.4)

40

1.9 (0.6–5.4)

 2150.2–2947.0

171

0.9 (0.5–1.7)

160

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

125

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

44

0.9 (0.3–2.4)

96

1.1 (0.6–2.2)

53

1.4 (0.6–3.2)

41

3.0 (1.0–8.6)

44

1.3 (0.4–3.7)

  > 2947.0

174

1

159

1

135

1

49

1

115

1

62

1

36

1

39

1

Social group

 SC/ST

251

3.8 (1.8–8.0)

230

1.4 (0.7–2.7)

178

1.9 (0.9–3.9)

56

0.7 (0.2–1.9)

110

2.8 (1.2–6.6)

84

1.2 (0.5–3.1)

58

2.3 (0.7–7.2)

58

0.4 (0.1–1.2)

 OBC

503

2.4 (1.2–4.9)

459

1.6 (0.9–2.8)

379

1.9 (1.0–3.8)

114

1.5 (0.7–3.4)

293

2.0 (0.9–4.3)

154

1.6 (0.7–3.7)

84

2.1 (0.7–6.1)

109

0.4 (0.2–1.1)

 Forward castes

106

1

99

1

86

1

42

1

69

1

38

1

25

1

30

1

Type of land owned

 Homestead only

374

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

353

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

271

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

78

2.8 (1.4–5.7)

167

1.5 (0.9–2.4)

116

1.4 (0.8–2.5)

71

1.0 (0.4–2.1)

85

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

 Homestead and other land

486

1

435

1

372

1

134

1

305

1

160

1

96

1

112

1

Household possess MGNREGA job card

 Yes

98

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

92

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

73

1.2 (0.6–2.1)

23

4.7 (1.6–13.9)

43

1.0 (0.4–2.0)

32

2.0 (0.9–4.5)

16

4.2 (1.1–15.1)

16

5.1 (1.5–17.6)

 No

762

1

696

1

570

1

189

1

429

1

244

1

151

1

181

1

Household possess ration card

 No

395

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

359

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

300

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

110

0.9 (0.5–1.7)

220

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

127

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

76

0.3 (0.1–0.7)

87

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

 Yes

465

1

429

1

343

1

102

1

252

1

149

1

91

1

110

1

Household’s child feeding affected with government supplementary nutrition program closure

 Yes

155

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

136

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

105

1.5 (0.9–2.4)

44

2.5 (1.1–5.5)

70

1.4 (0.7–2.4)

47

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

30

1.4 (0.5–3.5)

38

0.9 (0.4–2.2)

 No

705

1

652

1

538

1

168

1

402

1

229

1

137

1

159

1

Took loan /borrow from neighbours/relatives

 Yes

562

1.6 (1.1–2.4)

510

2.5 (1.7–3.7)

408

1.5 (1.0–2.3)

117

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

280

1.8 (1.1–2.9)

158

1.5 (0.9–2.5)

97

1.7 (0.8–3.6)

109

1.4 (0.7–2.8)

 No

298

1

278

1

235

1

95

1

192

1

118

1

70

1

88

1

  1. AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, GLVs Green leafy vegetables, MPCE Monthly per capita expenditure, SC/ST Schedule castes/schedule tribes, OBC Other backward classes, MGNREGA Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
  2. aAnalysis using logistic regression