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Table 5 Gender and food security status

From: Poverty and poor education are key determinants of high household food insecurity among populations adjoining forest concessions in the Congo Basin

Forestry companies

Head of household

Food insecure

SCTB

Male

56.4(66)**

Female

89.2(33)

FIPCAM

Male

1.1(1) ns

Female

2.6(1)

COTREFOR

Male

81.5(75)**

Female

100(28)

CFT

Male

100 (92) ns

Female

100 (28)

BAYONNE

Male

88.6 (31) *

Female

70 (7)

CEB

Male

93(66) ns

Female

97.3(73)

  1. *p < 0.01; **p < 0.0001 significance level compared to female