Table 5.
Distribution of sanitation, household assets, education and income and relation to dietary diversity (n = 355)
| Number of assets (0.5 p/asset c ) |
Distribution, n (%) | Mean DDS [43] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 | 74 (21) | 3.1 (1.2) | 0.000a |
| 5–6 | 93 (26) | 3.8 (1.3) | |
| 7–8 | 81 (23) | 3.9 (1.2) | |
| ≥ 9 | 107 (30) | 4.4 (1.4) | |
| Education | |||
| None (0 p c ) | 106 (30) | 3.3 (1.2) | 0.000a |
| 1–6 grade (2 p c ) | 82 (23) | 3.6 (1.3) | |
| 7–9 grade (4 p c ) | 95 (27) | 4.1 (1.4) | |
| 10–12 grade (6 p c ) | 56 (16) | 4.4 (1.4) | |
| Higher (8 p c ) | 16 (5) | 4.7 (1.5) | |
| Sanitation | |||
| No or Common latrine 0 p c ) | 118 (33) | 3.9 (1.3) | 0.839b |
| Individual latrine (4 p c ) | 237 (67) | 3.8 (1.4) | |
| Income | |||
| No income (0 p c ) | 237 (67) | 3.8 (1.4) | 0.243a |
| 1–30 Euro/mth (4 p c ) | 32 (9) | 3.6 (1.2) | |
| 31+ Euro/mth (8 p c ) | 78 (22) | 4.0 (1.4) | |
| WAMI | |||
| < 7.5 | 85 (24) | 3.3 (1.2) | |
| 7.5–10.5 | 85 (24) | 3.9 (1.3) | |
| 11.0–14.5 | 82 (23) | 3.9 (1.3) | 0.000a |
| ≥ 15 | 89 (25) | 4.3 (1.4) |
aAnova, significant if p < 0.05
bt-test for equality of means, significant if p < 0.05
cIndicates weights or points in the WAMI-index (maximum score is 28)