Household Level Determinants of Food Insecurity in Rural Ethiopia

Table 3

Association of household food security status among shock variables that households faced 12 months prior to the survey visit in rural Ethiopia.

Predictors (factors)	Categories	Food security status (FSS)		Total (100%)
		Secure	Insecure
HH affected by drought shock	Yes	240 (60.3%)	158 (39.7%)	398
	No	1316 (48.4%)	1401(51.6%)	2717
HH affected by death shock	Yes	21 (38.2%)	34 (61.8%)	55
	No	1535 (50.2%)	1525(49.8%)	3060
HH Affected by illness shock	Yes	265 (50.3%)	262 (49.7%)	527
	No	1291 (49.9%)	1297 (50.1%)	2588
Overall prevalence of FSS		1,556 (49.95%)	1,559(50.05)	3115