Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics of the study participants, Bahir Dar City, northern Ethiopia
Variables | Categories | Pretest N (%) (n = 271) | Posttest N (%) (n = 219) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 148(54.6) | 132(60.3) |
Male | 123(46.4) | 87(39.7) | |
Age | 60–64 | 4(1.5) | 4(1.8) |
65–69 | 78(28.8) | 74(33.8) | |
70–74 | 91(33.6) | 68(31.1) | |
75–79 | 42(15.5) | 33(15.1) | |
80–84 | 29(10.7) | 23(10.5) | |
 ≥ 85 | 27(10.0) | 17(7.8) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 190(70.1) | 159(72.6) |
Islam | 81(29.9) | 60(27.4) | |
Marital status | Married | 128(47.3) | 106(48.4) |
Divorced | 47(17.3) | 43(19.6) | |
Widowed | 96(35.4) | 70(32.0) | |
Educational level | Unable to read and write | 144(53.1) | 114(52.1) |
Can read and write | 84(31.0) | 72(32.9) | |
Grade 1–8 | 36(13.3) | 30(13.7) | |
Grade 9 & above | 7(2.6) | 3(1.4) | |
Current occupation | Housewife | 16(5.9) | 12(5.5) |
Government employed | 10(3.7) | 7(3.2) | |
Merchant | 86(31.7) | 74(33.8) | |
Daily laborer | 2(0.7) | 2(0.9) | |
No work/retired | 157(57.9) | 124(56.6) | |
Live with | Alone | 56(20.7) | 51(23.3) |
With others | 215(79.3) | 168(76.7) | |
Household Wealth index | Poorest | 52(19.2) | 42(19.2) |
Poor | 17(6.3) | 14(6.4) | |
Middle | 92(33.9) | 72(32.9) | |
Rich | 52(19.2) | 39(17.8) | |
Richest | 58(21.4) | 52(23.7) | |
Food insecurity | Secured access | 204(75.3) | 170(77.6) |
Mild insecure access | 60(22.1) | 45(20.6) | |
Moderate insecure access | 2(0.7) | 2(0.9) | |
Severely food insecure | 5(1.9) | 2(0.9) |