Variables | Food Secure (n = 675) | Food Insecure (n = 225) | P |
---|---|---|---|
Mean age (± SD), Years* | 14.8(1.3) | 14.8(1.4) | 0.956 |
Place | Â | Â | Â |
   Urban | 36.3% | 40.0% | 0.218 |
   Semi urban | 28.0% | 30.7% |  |
   Rural | 35.7% | 29.3% |  |
Sex of the household head | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 78.7% | 91.6% | < 0.001 |
   Female | 21.3% | 8.4% |  |
Household income Tertile | Â | Â | Â |
   Low | 34.8% | 33.3% | 0.043 |
   Middle | 30.2% | 38.7% |  |
   High | 35.0% | 28.0% |  |
Nutritional status | Â | Â | Â |
   Normal | 77.2% | 80.8% | 0.309 |
   Stunted | 22.8% | 19.2% |  |
Work index, mean(± SD)* | 33.7(17.3) | 40.1(17.5) | < 0.001 |
Mean highest grade completed(± SD)* | 5.3(2.7) | 5.2(2.6) | 0.014 |