Table 1 Chi-square test for socio-demographic characteristics and location of study respondents

Sex of the respondent

0.296

0.586

 Male

8.0

4.0

6.0

3.0

 Female

192

96

194

97.0

Marital status of the respondent

27.615

0.000

 Single

18

9.0

30

15.0

 Married

122

61.0

146

73.0

 Separated

19

9.5

16

8.0

 Widowed

41

20.5

8

4.0

Occupation of household head

25.570

0.019

 Not Employed

40

20.0

34

17.0

 Employed (Salaried)

18

9.0

27

13.5

 Small Scale Trading

46

23.0

81

40.5

 Casual Labor

7

3.5

18

9.0

 Farming

84

42.0

21

10.5

 Others

5

2.5

19

9.5

Attendance of school by the respondent

3.735

0.053

 No

22

11.0

16.0

8.0

 Yes

178

89.0

184

92.0

Education level of the respondent

32.581

0.013

 No formal education

15

7.5

9.0

4.5

 Primary

113

56.5

65

32.5

 Secondary

57

28.5

108

54.0

 Post secondary

14

7.5

18

9.0

Attendance of health education by the respondent

0.795

0.375

 No

57

28.5

37

18.5

 Yes

143

71.5

163

81.5

Number of times the respondent attended health education

5.553

0.135

 Never

57

28.5

37

18.5

 Once

13

6.5

23

11.5

 Twice

17

8.5

26

13.0

 More than twice

113

56.5

114

57.0

Attendance ofnutrition education by the respondent

0.015

0.902

 No

75

37.5

63

31.5

 Yes

125

62.5

137

68.5

Frequency of attendance of nutrition education by the respondent

10.974

0.012

 Never

75

37.5

63

31.5

 Once

14

7.0

13

6.5

 Twice

23

11.5

20

10.0

 More than twice

88

44.0

104

52.0

Main source of household income

48.871

0.000

 Formal employment

22

11.0

29

14.5

 Casual labor

15

7.5

19

9.5

 Small scale business

70

35.0

105

52.5

 Sale of agricultural produce

86

43.0

30

15.0

 Farming

5.0

2.5

3.0

1.5

 Others

2.0

1.0

14

7.0

How food is obtained in the household

149.862

0.000

 Farming

152

76.0

32

16

 Purchase

46

23.0

165

82.5

 Food aid

1.0

0.5

1.0

0.5

 Transfers from friends

1.0

0.5

2.0

1.0

Responsibility of providing food for the household

41.256

0.000

 Father

44

22

78

39

 Mother

97

48.5

42

21

 Both father and mother

43

21.5

70

35

 Relatives

16

8.0

10

5.0

Decision on the type of food to eat in the household

8.483

0.132

 Husband

9.0

4.5

7.0

3.5

 Wife

155

77.5

148

74

 Both wife and husband

22

11

34

17

 Children

2

1.0

6.0

3.0

 Grandmother

12

6.0

5.0

2.5

Decision on how family income is used

33.669

0.000

 Husband

27

13.5

59

29.5

 Wife

84

42

39

19.5

 Both wife and husband

77

38.5

96

48

 Grandmother

12

6.0

6.0

3.0