Association between Hunger and Truancy among Students in Liberia: Analysis of 2017 Global School-Based Student Health Survey

Table 2

Binary logistic regression on hunger and truancy.

Variable	Model I		Model II
	OR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Hunger
Never	Ref	1.1	Ref	1.1
Ever	1.55	(1.25-1.91)	1.32	(1.06-1.65)
Age
11-14			Ref	1.1
15 and above			2.00	(1.46-2.72)
Bullied
No			Ref	1.1
Yes			1.36	(1.10-1.68)
Attempted suicide
No			Ref	1.1
Yes			1.21	(0.96-1.53)
Felt lonely
No			Ref	1.1
Yes			1.35	(1.06-1.71)
Could not sleep
No			Ref	1.1
Yes			1.07	(0.83-1.37)
Current cigarette use
No			Ref	1.1
Yes			2.58	(1.64-4.06)
Parents go through their things
No			Ref	1.1
Yes			1.26	(1.03-1.55)
Linktest
_hat			1.00	(0.79-1.22)
_hatsq			0.01	(-0.23-0.25)

Sources: LGSSHS 2017. OR: odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval in square brackets; Ref: reference category. , , .