Sn | Determinants of food insecurity | References |
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Independent variables | ||
1 | Age of the household head | |
2 | Gender of household head | |
3 | Ability to work in non-farm business | |
4 | Household’s ability to access assistance | |
5 | Household size | |
6 | Revenue status from business | |
7 | Location of household | |
8 | Wage payment status | |
9 | Total household income | |
10 | Total value of assistance obtained | [9] |
11 | Ability to work in wage employment | [40] |
12 | Ability to work in agriculture production | |
13 | Household’s ability to obtained money from agriculture produce | |
14 | Ability to produce enough food | |
15 | Ability to stock enough food | |
16 | Ability to access food markets | |
17 | Ability to buy food | |
18 | Dependent variables (Food security indicators (i.e. 1) not having enough food to eat; (2) unable to eat healthy food; (3) ate few kinds of food; (4) skipped a meal; (5) ate less food; (6) ran out of food; (7) went hungry, and (8) went without food for a whole day) | [13] |