Research Article
Does Household Food Insecurity Affect the Nutritional Status of Preschool Children Aged 6–36 Months?
Table 1
Characteristics of households stratified by household food insecurity status as measured by low household dietary diversity.
| | Factor | N | Food secure households n (%) | Food insecure households n (%)
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| | Household wealth index | | | | | | Low | 95 | 11 (11.6) | 84 (88.4) | , | | High | 241 | 122 (50.6) | 119 (49.4) | | Total | 336 | 133 (39.6) | 203 (60.4) | | Place of residence | | | | | | Urban | 165 | 97 (58.8) | 68 (41.2) | , | | Rural | 171 | 36 (21.1) | 135 (78.9) | | Total | 336 | 133 (39.6) | 203 (60.4) | | Maternal education level | | | | | | Nil | 235 | 80 (34.0) | 155 (66.0) | , | | Low | 76 | 35 (46.1) | 41 (53.9) | | High | 25 | 18 (72.0) | 7 (28.0) | | Total | 336 | 133 (39.6) | 203 (60.4) | | Source of potable water | | | | | | Protected | 264 | 225 (85.2) | 39 (14.8) | , | | Unprotected | 71 | 41 (57.7) | 30 (42.3) | | Total | 335 | 266 (79.4) | 69 (20.6) |
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