Table 1 Association between food security status and socio-economic factors
Variable | Food secure, n =109 (54.5%) | Food insecure, n =91 (45.5%) |
|---|---|---|
Number of household members | ||
1–3 | 12 (11.0) | 9 (9.9) |
4–6 | 45 (41.3) | 37 (40.7) |
7–11 | 52 (47.7) | 45 (49.4) |
Current employment status | ||
Employed | 34 (31.2) | 39 (42.9) |
Unemployed | 75 (68.8) | 52 (57.1) |
Education status | ||
No schooling or up to primary school | 9 (8.2) | 7 (7.7) |
Standard 8 | 18 (16.5) | 13 (14.3) |
Standard 10 | 57 (52.3) | 41 (45.0) |
College/FET or completed post-school | 25 (23.0) | 30 (33.0) |
Do not have enough money to buy food* | ||
Always | 5 (4.6) | 14 (15.4) |
Often | 19 (17.4) | 19 (20.9) |
Sometimes | 81 (74.3) | 55 (60.4) |
Seldom or never | 4 (3.7) | 3 (3.3) |
Types of places or shops for purchasing food | ||
Supermarket | 100 (91.7) | 81 (89.0) |
Wholesalers | 3 (2.8) | 2 (2.2) |
Street vendor | 2 (1.8) | 3 (3.3) |
Informal community shop | 4 (3.7) | 5 (5.5) |
Variable | Food secure, n =72 (%) | Food insecure, n =60 (%) |
Household monthly income | ||
500–1000 | 16 (22.2) | 9 (15.0) |
1001–1500 | 22 (30.6) | 16 (26.7) |
1501–2000 | 12 (16.7) | 11 (18.3) |
2001–2500 | 10 (13.9) | 9 (15.0) |
2501– ≥ 3000 | 12 (16.7) | 15 (25.0) |
Money spent on food on monthly basis | ||
100–300 | 8 (11.1) | 6 (10.0) |
301–500 | 10 (13.9) | 8 (13.3) |
501–700 | 27 (37.5) | 18 (30.0) |
701–900 | 16 (22.2) | 15 (25.0) |
901– ≥ 1500 | 11 (15.3) | 13 (21.7) |