| All (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Respondent knowledge about occurrence of malnutrition in the household | |||
 Can recognize if someone in the household is malnourished? | 95 | 96 | 92 |
 Pearson chi2 | 2.501 |  |  |
 p-value | 0.114 |  |  |
 Symptoms of being malnourished | |||
  Lack of energy/weakness: | 85 | 87 | 81 |
  Weakness of the immune system | 58 | 56 | 61 |
  Loss of weight/thinness | 84 | 84 | 83 |
  Don`t know about symptom of malnutrition | 0.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
 Reasons why individuals in the household do not consume balanced diet | |||
  Not having enough money to buy food | 87 | 90 | 83 |
  Food is not available/difficulty obtaining food | 71 | 72 | 70 |
  Inappropriate dietary choices | 38 | 35 | 44 |
  Other health problems such as mental conditions | 24 | 22 | 27 |
  Intra-household distribution problem | 2 | 21 | 25 |
  Don’t know | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 How to prevent malnutrition in the household | |||
  Eating fortified food | 41 | 43 | 40 |
  Foods enriched with micronutrients | 72 | 76 | 67 |
  Avoiding monotonous dish or eating variety food | 35 | 35 | 36 |
  Fair distribution of food among family members | 49 | 50 | 48 |
  Awareness creation to make right food choice | 77 | 78 | 75 |
  Improving income to afford for nutritious food | 75 | 71 | 81 |
  Grow diversified vegetables and fruits at home garden | 2 | 1 | 2 |
  Don’t know | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Respondents attitude towards malnutrition in the household | |||
 How likely do you think your household may have malnourished members? | |||
  Not likely | 74 | 75 | 73 |
  Not sure | 3 | 4 | 3 |
  Likely | 21 | 21 | 22 |
  Most likely | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2 |
  Pearson chi2 | 3.105 |  |  |
  p-value | 0.376 |  |  |
 How serious is malnutrition for your household members health? | |||
  Not serious | 57 | 57 | 57 |
  Not sure | 8 | 6 | 10 |
  Serious | 24 | 25 | 24 |
  Very Serious | 11 | 11 | 10 |
  Pearson chi2 | 1.166 |  |  |
  p-value | 0.761 |  |  |