Table 4 HFIAS items of lactating mothers (n = 346) visiting public health facilities in Aksum, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, June 2015
HFIAS 9 items | Number (percent) | |
|---|---|---|
Worried about running out of food | 41 (11.8) | |
Lack of preferred food | 42 (12.1) | |
The respondent or another adult had limited access to a variety of foods due to a lack of resources | 38 (11.0) | |
Forced to eat un preferred food due to lack of resources | 25 (7.2) | |
Eating smaller portions | 32 (9.2) | |
Skipping meals | 21 (6.1) | |
The household ran out of food | 19 (5.5) | |
Going to sleep hungry | 11 (3.2) | |
Going 24Â h without food | 4 (1.2) | |
Food security statusa | Food secure | 252 (72.8) |
Food insecure | 94 (27.2) | |