Table 4 Knowledge and attitude towards malnutrition

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