Table 1 Household and individual socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and food-related behaviours
From: Status and determinants of intra-household food allocation in rural Nepal
Respondent characteristics | Pregnant woman | Mother-in-law | Household head | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | ||||||
Median (25th, 75th centiles) | 21 | (19, 24) | 50 | (44, 56) | 39 | (25, 56) |
Age at marriage, years | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 16.4 | (1.8) | NA | NA | ||
Number of previous pregnancies, % | ||||||
0 | 32.4 | NA | NA | |||
≥1 | 67.6 | NA | NA | |||
Gestational age, weeks | ||||||
Median (25th, 75th centiles) | 37 | (35, 38) | NA | NA | ||
Mid-upper arm circumference, MUAC | ||||||
Low MUAC, <23 cm, % | 40.0 | 35.3 | 14.0 | |||
Mean (SD) | 23.5 | (2.1) | 24.3 | (3.3) | 25.9 | (2.9) |
Illness and fasting, % | ||||||
Any illness in the three dietary recall reference periods | 13.3 | 12.0 | 6.7 | |||
Any fasting in the three dietary recall reference periods | 10.0 | 13.3 | 8.7 | |||
Ate more during pregnancy, compared to when not pregnant | 15.1 | NA | NA | |||
Ate the same during pregnancy, compared to when not pregnant | 32.5 | NA | NA | |||
Ate less during pregnancy, compared to when not pregnant | 52.4 | NA | NA | |||
Involvement in food production and preparation, % | ||||||
Main cook in the household | 77.8 | 3.2 | 0 | |||
Involved in decisions about purchasing food | 16.0 | 50.7 | 50.0 | |||
Goes outside to do the shopping | 13.4 | 38.8 | 57.5 | |||
Education level, % | ||||||
Never went to school | 56.1 | NA | NA | |||
Primary to lower secondary | 27.0 | NA | NA | |||
Secondary and above | 16.9 | NA | NA | |||
Household-level characteristics | ||||||
Caste group, % | ||||||
Dalit/Muslim (most disadvantaged groups) | 36.2 | |||||
Janajati/other Terai castes | 42.9 | |||||
Yadav/Brahmin (least disadvantaged) | 20.9 | |||||
Land ownership, % | ||||||
Owns no land | 30.9 | |||||
Household food security, % | ||||||
Households with enough food to meet household needs in the year prior to interview (MAHFP) | 91.0 | |||||
Households experiencing no food insecurity over the past 4 weeks prior to interview (HFIAS) | 69.4 | |||||
