| Total (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Chi-square | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondent knowledge about Iron deficiency and iron-rich foods | |||||
 Heard about iron-deficiency anaemia | |||||
  Yes | 87 | 87 | 88 | 0.057 | 0.810 |
  No | 11 | 12 | 9 |  |  |
  Don`t know about iron-deficiency anaemia | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |  |
 Examples of iron rich foods | |||||
  Red meat | 78 | 79 | 78 | 4.101 | 0.043 |
  Teff (injera) | 66 | 65 | 66 |  |  |
  Pumpkin | 34 | 32 | 36 |  |  |
  Butter | 59 | 58 | 60 |  |  |
  Don`t know | 9 | 7 | 11 |  |  |
 Know benefits of eating iron rich foods? | 93 | 93 | 92 | 0.090 | 0.764 |
 Problems observed by not consuming iron rich foods | |||||
  Less energy/weakness | 83 | 85 | 81 | 0.824 | 0.364 |
  Headache | 50 | 48 | 52 | 0.547 | 0.459 |
  Paleness | 69 | 67 | 72 | 0.948 | 0.330 |
  Stomach pain | 31 | 29 | 33 | 0.396 | 0.529 |
  Vomiting | 29 | 31 | 25 | 1.075 | 0.300 |
  Do not know | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0.030 | 0.861 |
Household practice on taking Iron rich foods | |||||
 Consumed iron rich foods, yesterday, during the day or night | 53 | 53 | 60 | 4.101 | 0.043 |
Attitude towards Iron rich foods deficiency | |||||
 Likelihood of a household member being iron deficient? | |||||
  Not likely | 40 | 44 | 35 | 3.752 | 0.290 |
  Not sure | 10 | 8 | 13 |  |  |
  Likely | 41 | 40 | 44 |  |  |
  More likely | 9 | 9 | 9 |  |  |
 Seriousness of not consuming foods rich in iron? | |||||
  Not serious | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4.358 | 0.225 |
  Not sure | 5 | 4 | 6 |  |  |
  Serious | 59 | 56 | 64 |  |  |
  Very serious | 23 | 28 | 17 |  |  |
 How good do you think it is for your household to prepare meals with iron-rich foods? | |||||
  Not good | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.583 | 0.460 |
  Not sure | 1 | 0.5 | 2 |  |  |
  Good | 31 | 30 | 32 |  |  |
  Very good | 68 | 70 | 66 |  |  |
 Difficulty in preparing meals with iron rich foods? | |||||
  Not difficult | 18 | 16 | 22 | 3.503 | 0.174 |
  Somewhat difficult | 48 | 52 | 42 |  |  |
  Very difficult | 34 | 32 | 36 |  |  |
 Confidence to prepare meals with iron rich foods? | |||||
  Not confident | 16 | 15 | 17 | 2.219 | 0.528 |
  Less confident | 57 | 61 | 52 |  |  |
  Confident | 24 | 22 | 28 |  |  |
  More confident | 3 | 3 | 3 |  |  |
 Taste acceptability of iron-rich foods? | |||||
  Dislike | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2.636 | 0.268 |
  Neutral | 7 | 9 | 4 |  |  |
  Like | 88 | 91 | 90 |  |  |