Research Article
Nutritional Status of Children and Its Associated Factors in Selected Earthquake-Affected VDCs of Gorkha District, Nepal
Table 3
Household food insecurity-related characteristics of study population.
| Characteristics | Number () | Percent |
| Food security | | | Food security | 69 | 16.4 | Mild food insecurity | 96 | 22.9 | Moderate food insecurity | 146 | 34.8 | Severe food insecurity | 109 | 26.0 | Coping strategies of food insecurity | | | Take loan | 350 | 84.5 | Collect wild food | 2 | 0.5 | Consume seed | 20 | 4.8 | Sell livestock | 1 | 0.2 | Relief | 381 | 92.0 | Cause of food deficiency | | | Earthquake | 414 | 99.8 | Drought | 27 | 6.5 | Crop failure | 27 | 6.5 | Financial problem | 309 | 74.5 | Not available in the market | 7 | 1.7 | Others | 1 | 0.2 |
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