| Variables |
Food secure (n=36) |
Food insecure(n=187) |
t-stat(df)/x2 (df) |
Mean Difference ( 95% C.I.) |
p Value |
| n (%) |
Mean(SD) |
n (%) |
Mean(SD) |
| Age of mother(years) |
|
42.14(6.97) |
|
42.26 (6.33) |
-0.10(221) |
-0.19 (-2.42, 2.19) |
0.921† |
| Educational level of mother |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.047F |
| Never been to school |
1(0.4) |
|
23(10.3) |
|
|
|
|
| Primary |
4(1.8) |
|
21(9.4) |
|
|
|
|
| Tertiary |
15(6.7) |
|
95(42.6) |
|
|
|
|
| Secondary |
14(6.3) |
|
32(14.3) |
|
|
|
|
| Others |
2(0.9) |
|
16(7.2) |
|
|
|
|
| Household size |
|
5.92(1.90) |
|
6.87( 2.33) |
-2.29(221) |
-0.95 (-1.76, -0.13) |
0.023† |
| No. of children per household |
|
4.28(2.27) |
|
5.31(2.49) |
-2.3(221) |
-1.03 (-1.91, -0.14) |
0.022† |
| No. of children go to school |
|
2.58(1.29) |
|
3.14(1.54) |
-2.0(221) |
-0.56 (-1.10, -.020) |
0.042† |
| Marital status of mother |
|
|
|
|
0.03(1) |
|
0.861¶ |
| Double headed HHa |
15(6.7) |
|
75(33.6) |
|
|
|
|
| Single Headed HHb |
21(9.4) |
|
112(50.2) |
|
|
|
|
| Employment status |
|
|
|
|
0.39(1) |
|
0.527¶ |
| Working women |
26(11.7) |
|
125(56.1) |
|
|
|
|
| Housewife |
10(4.5) |
|
62(27.8) |
|
|
|
|
| Sex of the child |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.541¶ |
| Male |
17(7.6) |
|
78(35.0) |
|
0.375(1) |
|
|
| Female |
19(8.5) |
|
109(48.9) |
|
|
|
|
| Age of the children |
|
99.94(30.23) |
|
89.79(31.51) |
1.78(221) |
10.15 (-1.07, 21.38) |
0.075† |
|
