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Table 6 Results of regression analysis showing determinants of food security
| B | S.E. | Wald | d.f | Sig. | Exp (B) | 95% C.I. for Exp (B) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Gender of household head | − .658 | .554 | 1.411 | 1 | .235 | .518 | .175 | 1.534 |
| Age of household head | − .103 | .039 | 7.146 | 1 | .008* | .902 | .836 | .973 |
| Family size | − .849 | .245 | 12.038 | 1 | .001* | .428 | .265 | .691 |
| Number of agricultural labor force | .603 | .287 | 4.416 | 1 | .036** | 1.828 | 1.041 | 3.210 |
| Off-farm income | − .874 | .518 | 2.849 | 1 | .091*** | .417 | .151 | 1.151 |
| Policy support | − .515 | .453 | 1.294 | 1 | .255 | .597 | .246 | 1.452 |
| Relief support (food aid) | − 1.465 | .458 | 10.241 | 1 | .001* | .231 | .094 | .567 |
| Farming experience | .091 | .037 | 5.923 | 1 | .015** | 1.095 | 1.018 | 1.179 |
| Land redistribution | − .464 | .436 | 1.133 | 1 | .287 | .629 | .268 | 1.477 |
| Agro-ecological zone | − .992 | .517 | 3.685 | 1 | .055*** | .371 | .135 | 1.021 |
| Farm land topography | − .374 | .419 | .795 | 1 | .373 | .688 | .302 | 1.565 |
| Soil fertility | .253 | .430 | .345 | 1 | .557 | 1.288 | .554 | 2.994 |
| Erosion | .738 | 1.237 | .356 | 1 | .551 | 2.093 | .185 | 23.656 |
| Constant | 10.405 | 2.739 | 14.432 | 1 | .000 | 33,010.035 | ||
