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Table 5 Description of variables used in the logistic regression model
| Variables | Variables definition and unit of measurement |
|---|---|
| Dependent variable | |
| Y = HHFSS, food security status | 1 if a household is food secure, 0 otherwise |
| Independent variables | |
| X1 = GHH, gender | 1 if a household head is male, 0 otherwise |
| X2 = HHA, age | Household head’s number of years of age |
| X3 = FS, family size | Number of household members |
| X4 = NALF, agricultural labor force | Number of household members participated in agricultural activities |
| X5 = OFI, off-farm income | 1 if the income obtained from off-farm income enabled the household to buy food crops, 0 otherwise |
| X6 = PS, policy support | 1 if the policy support given to achieve food security is high, 0 otherwise |
| X7 = RS, relief support | 1 if a household received relief support, 0 otherwise |
| X8 = FE, farm experience | The number of years the household head has engaged him/herself in farming |
| X9 = LR, land redistribution | 1 if food shortage occurred by periodic land redistribution, 0 otherwise |
| X10 = AEZ, agro-ecological zone | 1 if food shortage occurred because of their agro-ecological zone where their farmland is located, 0 otherwise |
| X11 = FLT, topography | 1 if the farmland topography is gentle, and 0 otherwise |
| X12 = soil fertility | 1 if the soil fertility is high, and 0 otherwise |
| X13 = ER, erosion | 1 if food shortage is occurred by soil erosion, 0 otherwise |
