Predictors of chronic food insecurity among adolescents in Southwest Ethiopia: a longitudinal study

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Table 5 Decline in buffering ^† of adolescents from chronic food insecurity within chronically food insecure households by place of residence as income Tertile declines

Place of residence	Household income (Tertiles in ETB)	Adolescents chronically food insecure		P
		n	%
Urban (n = 249)	High (76-1768)	99	18.2	0.024
	Middle (29-75)	81	35.8
	Low (< 29)	69	30.4
Semi-urban (n = 198)	High (80-2450)	54	25.9	0.938
	Middle (29-79)	67	28.4
	Low (< 29)	77	28.6
Rural (n = 263)	High (80-500)	9	33.3	0.228
	Middle (29-79)	104	12.5
	Low (< 29)	150	16.0

Jimma Longitudinal Family Survey of Youth; Round 1, 2005-2006; Round 2, 2006-2007 (N = 1911).
ETB: Ethiopian Birr.
^†Buffering refers the proportion of food secure adolescents within chronically food insecure households.
P values compare food insecure adolescents with food secure adolescents by income tertile for urban, semi-urban and rural residences.
Percentages are from row totals.

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