Determinants of Household Food Insecurity and Depression in Mothers: Evidence from Ghana

Table 2

Determinants of household food insecurity.

Household food insecurity	Adjusted odds ratio	95% confidence interval for the adjusted odds ratio	value
Self-health rating
Excellent	1.00
Good/very good	2.42	1.41–4.14	0.001
Social support
Adequate	1.00
Inadequate	2.85	1.73–4.69	<0.001
Nutrition knowledge
Adequate	1.00
Inadequate	5.23	3.15–8.68	<0.001
Age group (years)
30–34	1.00
≤24	2.68	1.45–4.96	0.002
Drinking water source
Improved	1.00
Unimproved	2.70	1.62–4.48	<0.001

Variables entered into the model: age, marital status, educational level, occupation, parity, self-health rating, nutrition knowledge, social support, autonomy, nutritional status, husband’s educational level, husband’s occupation, household size, household drinking water, and residential area type.