Research Article

Household Food Insecurity, Low Dietary Diversity, and Early Marriage Were Predictors for Undernutrition among Pregnant Women Residing in Gambella, Ethiopia

Table 3

Household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS) of pregnant women in Gambella town, 2014 .

Household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS)FrequencyPercentage

Worry about food
 Rarely3711.5
 Sometimes7824.2
 Often257.8
 No18256.5
Unable to eat preferred food
 Rarely4413.7
 Sometimes6921.4
 Often226.8
 No18758.1
Eat just a few kind of food
 Rarely4614.3
 Sometimes7021.7
 Often175.3
 No18958.7
Eat foods they really do not want to eat
 Rarely4012.4
 Sometimes6419.9
 Often103.1
 No20864.6
Eat a smaller meal
 Rarely5918.3
 Sometimes5416.8
 Often72.2
 No20262.7
Eat fewer meal in a day
 Rarely6921.4
 Sometimes206.2
 Often10.3
 No23272
No food of any kind in household
 Rarely92.8
 Sometimes20.6
 No31196.6
Go to sleep hungry
 Rarely61.9
 Sometimes10.3
 No31597.8
Go a whole day and night without eating
 Rarely20.6
 No32099.4