Table 2.
Crude differences in food variety scores and severity of household food insecurity coping strategies to food insecurity among households affected by the 2010 landslide disaster and control (unaffected) households in each district, Uganda, 19 November 2012–21 December 2012
| Bududa district (n 555) | Kiryandongo district (n 523) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affected (n 285) | Controls (n 270) | Affected (n 260) | Controls (n 263) | |||||||||
| n | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | P | n | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | P | |
| (a) Household food variety scores | ||||||||||||
| Gender of the interviewed head of the household | ||||||||||||
| Male | 373 | 10·5 | 3·7 | 9·4 | 4·7 | 0·02 | 273 | 11·3 | 6·8 | 10·0 | 5·7 | 0·10 |
| Female | 182 | 11·4 | 3·9 | 8·0 | 4·5 | <0·01 | 250 | 9·7 | 5·9 | 10·3 | 5·5 | 0·39 |
| Education level of the head of the household | ||||||||||||
| Primary school and less | 481 | 10·8 | 3·7 | 8·9 | 4·5 | <0·01 | 452 | 9·9 | 5·9 | 9·9 | 5·5 | 0·95 |
| Beyond primary school | 74 | 11·6 | 4·7 | 9·4 | 5·5 | 0·12 | 71 | 13·5 | 8·0 | 12·3 | 6·2 | 0·50 |
| Main source of livelihood | ||||||||||||
| Farming | 500 | 10·8 | 3·7 | 9·3 | 4·7 | <0·01 | 448 | 10·4 | 6·4 | 9·9 | 5·2 | 0·37 |
| Others | 55 | 11·4 | 5·5 | 7·4 | 4·5 | 0·01 | 75 | 10·9 | 6·4 | 11·5 | 7·4 | 0·69 |
| Existence of assets that complement food source | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 110 | 11·0 | 4·0 | 10·5 | 4·1 | 0·63 | 227 | 11·8 | 6·5 | 10·5 | 5·8 | 0·10 |
| No | 445 | 10·7 | 3·7 | 8·9 | 4·7 | <0·01 | 296 | 8·8 | 5·8 | 10·0 | 5·6 | 0·08 |
| Received relief food in the last 3 years preceding the interview | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 92 | 10·8 | 4·3 | 13·1 | 5·6 | 0·04 | 246 | 10·8 | 6·4 | 11·3 | 5·1 | 0·89 |
| No | 463 | 10·8 | 3·6 | 8·5 | 4·4 | <0·01 | 277 | 6·0 | 3·5 | 10·1 | 5·6 | <0·01 |
| (b) Severity of household coping strategies | ||||||||||||
| Gender of the interviewed head of the household | ||||||||||||
| Male | 373 | 19·2 | 19·0 | 27·0 | 20·7 | <0·01 | 273 | 22·6 | 25·8 | 11·9 | 13·7 | <0·01 |
| Female | 182 | 18·5 | 16·3 | 32·9 | 23·5 | <0·01 | 250 | 20·8 | 27·7 | 10·4 | 13·8 | <0·01 |
| Education level of the head of the household | ||||||||||||
| Primary school and less | 481 | 18·8 | 17·9 | 29·6 | 22·2 | <0·01 | 452 | 21·4 | 27·5 | 11·1 | 14·0 | <0·01 |
| Beyond primary school | 74 | 21·5 | 20·7 | 26·0 | 19·5 | 0·38 | 71 | 23·4 | 22·8 | 12·5 | 11·9 | 0·02 |
| Main source of livelihood | ||||||||||||
| Farming | 500 | 19·1 | 17·8 | 29·7 | 21·7 | <0·01 | 448 | 20·5 | 25·4 | 11·3 | 14·0 | <0·01 |
| Others | 55 | 16·8 | 23·7 | 24·3 | 21·6 | 0·28 | 75 | 29·1 | 33·8 | 10·9 | 12·7 | <0·01 |
| Existence of assets that complement food source | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 110 | 19·8 | 20·1 | 38·3 | 28·1 | <0·01 | 227 | 21·0 | 25·4 | 11·6 | 15·7 | <0·01 |
| No | 445 | 18·6 | 17·1 | 28·2 | 21·2 | <0·01 | 296 | 22·5 | 28·5 | 11·1 | 12·8 | <0·01 |
| Received relief food in the last 3 years preceding the interview | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 92 | 20·0 | 16·8 | 42·1 | 25·0 | <0·01 | 246 | 20·1 | 25·6 | 16·0 | 13·7 | 0·75 |
| No | 463 | 18·7 | 18·5 | 27·4 | 20·9 | <0·01 | 277 | 42·8 | 34·1 | 11·2 | 13·8 | <0·01 |