Table 6 Consumption of Vitamin “A” rich foods in the households
Total (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Chi-square | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondent knowledge about Vitamin “A” rich foods deficiency | |||||
Awareness of vitamin A deficiency related symptoms | 89 | 89 | 88 | ||
Aware of Vitamin “A” deficiency | 83 | 86 | 78 | ||
Knowledge of example Vitamin “A” rich foods? | |||||
Butter | 58 | 63 | 52 | 3.806 | 0.051 |
Milk | 75 | 76 | 72 | ||
Carrot | 88 | 91 | 85 | ||
OFSP | 39 | 41 | 36 | ||
Do not know | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
Awareness on benefits of Vitamin “A” rich foods | 90 | 93 | 86 | 4.400 | 0.036 |
Awareness on benefits of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) | 40 | 39 | 41 | 0.173 | 0.678 |
Aware of benefits of consuming fortified foods? | 71 | 72 | 70 | 0.246 | 0.620 |
Consumption of Vitamin “A” rich foods | |||||
Consumed Vitamin “A” rich foods yesterday | 83 | 87 | 77 | ||
Access of Vit A rich food by household members? | |||||
Children | 22 | 21 | 23 | ||
The mother | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
The fathers | 19 | 18 | 20 | ||
All family members have equal access | 57 | 59 | 54 | ||
Produce or buy orange fleshed sweet potato? | 58 | 56 | 60 | 0.517 | 0.472 |
Buy fortified edible oil/ wheat flour? | 78 | 79 | 77 | 0.271 | 0.602 |
Attitude towards Vitamin “A” rich foods deficiency | |||||
How likely do you think any of your household member lacks vitamin “A” in his/her body? | |||||
Not likely | 38 | 37 | 40 | 5.943 | 0.114 |
Not sure | 12 | 9 | 15 | ||
Likely | 46 | 51 | 40 | ||
More likely | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
How serious do you think a lack of vitamin A is? | |||||
Not serious | 23 | 22 | 24 | 1.273 | 0.736 |
Not sure | 7 | 6 | 8 | ||
Serious | 52 | 51 | 52 | ||
Very serious | 19 | 21 | 16 | ||
How good do you think it is to prepare meals with vitamin-A-rich foods? | |||||
Not good | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.165 | 0.367 |
Not sure | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | ||
Good | 27 | 25 | 30 | ||
Very good | 71 | 74 | 67 | ||
How difficult is it for your household to prepare meals with vitamin- A-rich foods? | |||||
Not difficult | 22 | 17 | 28 | 7.895 | 0.019 |
Somewhat difficult | 50 | 56 | 40 | ||
Very difficult | 29 | 27 | 32 | ||
How confident do you feel in preparing meals with vitamin-A-rich foods? | |||||
Not confident | 14 | 12 | 17 | 2.998 | 0.392 |
Less confident | 54 | 52 | 50 | ||
Confident | 29 | 28 | 31 | ||
More confident | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
How much do you like the taste of Vitamin “A” rich foods? | |||||
Dislike | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
Neutral | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Like | 95 | 96 | 93 | ||