From: The relationship between food security and quality of life among pregnant women
variable | Food security status | Food secure (n = 221) | Mild food insecure (n = 86) | Moderate food insecure (n = 37) | Sever food insecurity (n = 50) | p-value of χ2 |
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No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |||
Age (year) | 25 < | 57 (25.8) | 17 (19.8) | 14 (37.8) | 7 (14) | 0.02 |
25 to 35 | 139 (62.9) | 57 (66.3) | 14 (37.8) | 33 (66) | ||
35< | 25 (11.3) | 12 (14) | 9 (24.3) | 10 (20) | ||
Number of children | No child | 130 (58.8) | 46 (53.5) | 15 (40.5) | 21 (42) | 0.02 |
1 | 72 (32.6) | 25 (29.1) | 12 (32.4) | 22 (44) | ||
2 | 15 (6.8) | 13 (15.1) | 7 (18.9) | 4 (8) | ||
3≤ | 4 (1.8) | 2 (2.3) | 3 (8.1) | 3 (6) | ||
Gestational Age (weeks) | < 20 | 67 (30.3) | 23 (26.7) | 8 (21.6) | 11 (22) | 0.17 |
≤ 20 | 154 (69.7) | 63 (73.3) | 29 (78.4) | 39 (78) | ||
Pregnancy willingness | Wanted | 195 (88.2) | 67 (77.9) | 26 (70.3) | 37 (74) | 0.006 |
Unwanted | 26 (11.8) | 19 (22.1) | 11 (29.11 | 13 (26) | ||
Fetus’ gender | Female | 92 (41.6) | 33 (38.4) | 11 (29.7) | 21 (39.8) | 0.37 |
Male | 81 (36.7) | 30 (34.9) | 20 (54.1) | 21 (38.6) | ||
Don’t known | 48 (21.7) | 23 (26.7) | 6 (16.2) | 8 (21.6) | ||
Women’s educational Status | Under Diploma | 129 (58.4) | 64 (74.4) | 28 (75.7) | 40 (80) | < 0.001 |
Above Diploma | 92 (41.6) | 22 (25.6) | 9 (24.3) | 10 (20) | ||
Husband’ educational status | Under Diploma | 140 (63.3) | 65 (75.6) | 28 (75.7) | 43 (86) | < 0.001 |
Above Diploma | 81 (36.7) | 21 (24.4) | 9 (24.3) | 7 (14) | ||
Women’s job | Housewife | 202 (91.4) | 75 (89.5 | 35 (94.6) | 45 (90) | 0.82 |
Employed | 19 (8.5) | 9 (10.5) | 2 (5.4) | 5 (10) | ||
Husband’ job | Unemployed | 5 (2.3) | 8 (9.3) | 3 (8.1) | 7 (14) | 0.004 |
Employed | 216 (97.7) | 78 (97.7) | 34 (91.9) | 43 (86) | ||
Residency | Urban | 217 (98.2) | 84 (97.7) | 35 (94.6) | 47 (94) | 0.30 |
Rural | 4 (1.8) | 2 (2.3) | 2 (5.4) | 3 (6) | ||
Residential home status | Landlord | 103 (46.6) | 40 (46.5) | 14 (37.8) | 17 (34) | 0.33 |
Tenant | 118 (53.4) | 46 (53.5) | 23 (62.2) | 33 (66) | ||
Perceived economic Status | Week | 97 (43.9) | 44 (51.2) | 22 (59.5) | 31 (62) | 0.27 |
Moderate | 105 (47.5) | 35 (40.7) | 13 (35.1) | 16 (32) | ||
Good | 19 (8.6) | 7 (8.1) | 2 (5.4) | 3 (6) | ||
Total | 221 (100) | 86 (100) | 37 (100) | 50 (100) | Â |