Livelihood training, food production, and food security among vulnerable communities in Bangladesh

Table 6 Multivariable analysis of the association between farm and husbandry activities and rCSI (A) or HDDS (B)

Farm/animal husbandry activity	Unadjusted OR	95% CI	P value	Adjusted OR¹	95% CI	P value
A. High reduced coping strategy index
Purchase inputs (Ref: No)	0.69	0.42–1.13	0.14	0.68	0.40–1.14	0.14
Use of financial services (Mobile and Non-Mobile) (Ref: No)	1.90	1.02–3.54	0.04*	1.97	1.04–3.72	0.04*
Use of training and extension services (Ref: No)	0.29	0.17–0.50	< 0.001***	0.28	0.16–0.50	< 0.001***
Contract farming (Ref: No)	2.08	0.76–5.71	0.15	2.3	0.82–6.46	0.11
Use of feed lots or pen feeding (Ref: No)	0.56	0.20–1.58	0.27	0.60	0.21–1.72	0.34
Drying produce (Ref: No)	1.85	1.04–3.30	0.04*	2.03	1.11–3.69	0.02*
Processing produce (Ref: No)	0.49	0.29–0.83	0.01*	0.51	0.30–0.88	0.02*
Trading/marketing produce or livestock (Ref: No)	0.24	0.15–0.40	< 0.001***	0.26	0.15–0.44	< 0.001***
B. Low household dietary diversity score
Purchase Inputs (Ref: No)	0.58	0.41–0.82	0.002**	0.58	0.41-.0.82	0.002**
Use of financial services (Mobile and Non-Mobile) (Ref: No)	1.38	0.85–2.24	0.20	1.42	0.87–2.31	0.17
Use of training and extension services (Ref: No)	0.63	0.39–1.00	0.05*	0.63	0.39–1.01	0.06
Contract farming (Ref: No)	1.03	0.45–2.35	0.94	1.03	0.45–2.36	0.95
Use of feed lots or pen feeding (Ref: No)	1.80	0.98–3.29	0.06	1.78	0.97–3.28	0.06
Drying produce (Ref: No)	2.09	1.30–3.38	0.002**	2.07	1.28–3.34	0.003**
Processing produce (Ref: No)	0.70	0.50–0.96	0.03*	0.69	0.50–0.95	0.02*
Trading/marketing produce or livestock (Ref: No)	0.58	0.39–0.85	0.01*	0.56	0.38–0.83	0.004**

OR Odds Ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, REF Reference Group
^*0.01 ≤ p < 0.05; **0.001 ≤ p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
¹Adjusted for head of household sex, disability status, educational attainment, and marital status, and household side size and gender

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