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Table 1 Characteristics of slums’ dwellers household of South-west Iran, 2021

From: Food insecurity status and its contributing factors in slums’ dwellers of southwest Iran, 2021: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

Secure

Insecure

p-value

   

Mild/Moderate

Severe

 

Head of household

1227

157

661

409

 

Father

1059(86.3)

144(91.7)

593(89.7)

322(78.7)

0.001

Mother

156(12.7)

9(5.7)

62(9.4)

85(20.8)

 

Other

12(1.0)

4(2.5)

6(0.9)

2(0.5)

 

Fathers education

1072

148

593

331

 

Illiterate

86(8.0)

8(5.4)

45(7.6)

33(10.0)

0.085

Primary or secondary

537(50.1)

71(48.0)

290(48.9)

176(53.2)

 

High school & diploma

370(34.5)

56(37.8)

206(34.7)

108(32.6)

 

College

79(7.4)

13(8.8)

52(8.8)

14(4.2)

 

Mothers education

1194

153

643

398

 

Illiterate

134(11.2)

18(11.8)

56(8.7)

60(15.1)

0.003

Primary or secondary

588(49.2)

64(41.8)

317(49.3)

207(52.0)

 

High school & diploma

400(33.5)

60(39.2)

225(35.0)

115(28.9)

 

College

72(6.0)

11(7.2)

45(7.0)

16(4.0)

 

Fathers job

1072

150

594

328

 

Workless

132(12.3)

6(4.0)

65(10.9)

61(18.6)

0.001

Worker

518(48.3)

62(41.3)

287(48.3)

169(51.5)

 

Self-employed

230(21.5)

39(26.0)

133(22.4)

58(17.7)

 

Employed & pensioner

192(17.9)

43(28.7)

109(18.4)

40(12.2)

 

Mothers job

1171

150

635

386

 

Housewife

1116(95.3)

145(96.7)

607(95.6)

364(94.3)

0.448

Employment

55(4.7)

5(3.3)

28(4.4)

22(5.7)

 

Household size

1220

158

658

404

 

 < 4

457(37.5)

57(36.1)

248(37.7)

152(37.6)

0.928

 ≥ 4

763(62.5)

101(63.9)

410(62.3)

252(62.4)

 

Having chronic disease

1209

158

648

403

 

Yes

802(66.3)

118(74.7)

435(67.1)

249(61.8)

0.012

No

407(33.7)

40(25.3)

213(32.9)

154(38.2)

 

Cause of Migration

517

57

266

194

 

Lack of agriculture land & water

23(4.4)

3(5.3)

9(3.4)

11(5.7)

0.515

Lack of jobs

479(92.6)

53(93.0)

251(94.4)

175(90.2)

 

Other

15(2.9)

1(1.8)

6(2.3)

8(4.1)

 

Having vulnerable group

1213

158

650

405

 

Child under 6 years

200(16.5)

28(17.7)

102(15.7)

70(17.3)

0.032

Teenager

391(32.2)

58(36.7)

210(32.3)

123(30.4)

 

Both child under 6&Teenager

256(21.1)

27(17.1)

145(22.3)

84(20.7)

 

Pregnant, handicap or disabled

78(6.4)

5(3.2)

32(4.9)

41(10.1)

 

Elderly

82(6.8)

10(6.3)

50(7.7)

22(5.4)

 

No

206(17.0)

30(19.0)

111(17.1)

65(16.0)

 

Vegetables consumption

1207

156

649

402

 

Daily

105(8.7)

39(25.0)

52(8.0)

14(3.5)

0.001

Weekly

743(61.6)

103(66.0)

426(65.6)

214(53.2)

 

Monthly

332(27.5)

12(7.7)

162(25.0)

158(39.3)

 

Rarely

27(2.2)

2(1.3)

9(1.4)

16(4.0)

 

Fruit consumption

1222

155

660

407

 

Daily

117(9.6)

55(35.5)

52(7.9)

10(2.5)

0.001

Weekly

476(39.0)

77(49.7)

285(43.2)

114(28.0)

 

Monthly

532(43.5)

22(14.2)

289(43.8)

221(54.3)

 

Rarely

97(7.9)

1(0.6)

34(5.2)

62(15.2)

 

Meat consumption

1211

155

652

404

 

Daily

41(3.4)

28(18.1)

11(1.7)

2(0.5)

0.001

Weekly

326(26.9)

69(44.5)

187(28.7)

70(17.3)

 

Monthly

652(53.8)

52(33.5)

376(57.7)

224(55.4)

 

Rarely

192(15.9)

6(3.9)

78(12.0)

108(26.7)

 

Legumes consumption

1202

150

652

400

 

Daily

69(5.7)

32(21.3)

27(4.1)

10(2.5)

0.001

Weekly

713(59.3)

104(69.3)

409(62.7)

200(50.0)

 

Monthly

387(32.2)

12(8.0)

201(30.8)

174(43.5)

 

Rarely

33(2.7)

2(1.3)

15(2.3)

16(4.0)

 

Nuts consumption

1216

155

653

408

 

Daily

10(0.8)

5(3.2)

3(0.5)

2(0.5)

0.001

Weekly

63(5.2)

26(16.8)

25(3.8)

12(2.9)

 

Monthly

166(13.7)

45(29.0)

85(13.0)

36(8.8)

 

Rarely

977(80.3)

79(51.0)

540(82.7)

358(87.7)

 

Dairy consumption

1213

155

654

404

 

Daily

130(10.7)

57(36.8)

50(7.6)

23(5.7)

0.001

Weekly

726(59.9)

91(58.7)

432(66.1)

203(50.2)

 

Monthly

311(25.6)

5(3.2)

151(23.1)

155(38.4)

 

Rarely

46(3.8)

2(1.3)

21(3.2)

23(5.7)

 
  1. Data reported as number (%)