Household food security status using FIES, n(%)
Covariates | Food-secure | Mildly food-insecure | Moderately food-insecure | Severely food-insecure | Sub-total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (Male) | 291 (16.17) | 353 (19.61) | 282 (15.67) | 125 (6.94) | 1,051 (58.39) | 1.59 |
| Female | 197 (10.94) | 249 (13.83) | 202 (11.22) | 101 (5.61) | 749 (41.61) | |
| Education (None) | 207 (14.62) | 300 | 250 | 100 | 857 (47.61) | 5.27*** |
| Primary | 162 (9.62) | 200 | 200 | 50 | 612 (34.00) | |
| High school | 92 (8.68) | 102 | 44 | 46 | 284 (15.78) | |
| Above high school | 27 (1.60) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 47 (2.61) | |
| Marital status (Single) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Married | 208 (11.56) | 200 (11.11) | 197 (10.94) | 51 (2.83) | 656 (36.44) | |
| Divorced | 222 (12.33) | 300 (16.67) | 103 (5.72) | 50 (2.78) | 672 (37.33) | |
| Widowed | 58 (3.22) | 102 (5.67) | 204 (11.33) | 105 (5.83) | 469 (26.06) | 4.36*** |
| Humanitarian aid (No) | 365 (20.28) | 378 (21.00) | 353 (19.61) | 102 (5.67) | 1,198 (66.56) | |
| Yes | 123 (6.83) | 222 (12.33) | 153 (8.50) | 104 (5.78) | 602 (33.44) | 3.18*** |
| Employment status (No) | 233 (12.94) | 530 (29.44) | 354 (19.67) | 106 (5.89) | 1,223 (67.94) | |
| Yes | 255 (14.17) | 72 (4.00) | 146 (8.11) | 104 (5.78) | 577 (32.06) | 2.12* |
| Damage due to armed conflict (No) | 130 (7.22) | 102 (5.67) | 103 (5.72) | 98 (5.44) | 433 (24.06) | |
| Yes | 358 (19.89) | 572 (31.78) | 309 (17.17) | 128 (7.11) | 1,367 (75.94) | 2.24** |
| Rural | 366 (20.33) | 223 (12.38) | 232 (14.00) | 239 (13.28) | 1,060 (60.00) | 6.53*** |
| Urban | 122 (6.78) | 379 (21.06) | 212 (14.00) | 27 (1.56) | 740 (40.00) | |
| Total | 488 (27.11) | 602 (33.44) | 444 (28.00) | 226 (11.44) | 1,800 (100) |
| Food-secure | Mildly food-insecure | Moderately food-insecure | Severely food-insecure | Sub-total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (Male) | 291 (16.17) | 353 (19.61) | 282 (15.67) | 125 (6.94) | 1,051 (58.39) | 1.59 |
| Female | 197 (10.94) | 249 (13.83) | 202 (11.22) | 101 (5.61) | 749 (41.61) | |
| Education (None) | 207 (14.62) | 300 | 250 | 100 | 857 (47.61) | 5.27*** |
| Primary | 162 (9.62) | 200 | 200 | 50 | 612 (34.00) | |
| High school | 92 (8.68) | 102 | 44 | 46 | 284 (15.78) | |
| Above high school | 27 (1.60) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 47 (2.61) | |
| Marital status (Single) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Married | 208 (11.56) | 200 (11.11) | 197 (10.94) | 51 (2.83) | 656 (36.44) | |
| Divorced | 222 (12.33) | 300 (16.67) | 103 (5.72) | 50 (2.78) | 672 (37.33) | |
| Widowed | 58 (3.22) | 102 (5.67) | 204 (11.33) | 105 (5.83) | 469 (26.06) | 4.36*** |
| Humanitarian aid (No) | 365 (20.28) | 378 (21.00) | 353 (19.61) | 102 (5.67) | 1,198 (66.56) | |
| Yes | 123 (6.83) | 222 (12.33) | 153 (8.50) | 104 (5.78) | 602 (33.44) | 3.18*** |
| Employment status (No) | 233 (12.94) | 530 (29.44) | 354 (19.67) | 106 (5.89) | 1,223 (67.94) | |
| Yes | 255 (14.17) | 72 (4.00) | 146 (8.11) | 104 (5.78) | 577 (32.06) | 2.12* |
| Damage due to armed conflict (No) | 130 (7.22) | 102 (5.67) | 103 (5.72) | 98 (5.44) | 433 (24.06) | |
| Yes | 358 (19.89) | 572 (31.78) | 309 (17.17) | 128 (7.11) | 1,367 (75.94) | 2.24** |
| Rural | 366 (20.33) | 223 (12.38) | 232 (14.00) | 239 (13.28) | 1,060 (60.00) | 6.53*** |
| Urban | 122 (6.78) | 379 (21.06) | 212 (14.00) | 27 (1.56) | 740 (40.00) | |
| Total | 488 (27.11) | 602 (33.44) | 444 (28.00) | 226 (11.44) | 1,800 (100) |
Note(s): ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, and *p < 0.1
Source(s): Authors’ computations, 2024
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