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Table 6 Trend of chronic adolescent food insecurity within chronically food insecure households by sex of adolescents, place of residence and household income

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

Place of Residence

Household income

Girls chronically

Boys chronically

 

Tertiles

Food Insecure (n = 146)

Food insecure (n = 121)

Urban

High

23.1%

12.8%

 

Middle

40.0%

31.7%

 

Low

37.1%

23.5%

Semi Urban

High

35.7%

15.4%

 

Middle

50.0%

12.8%

 

Low

31.6%

25.6%

Rural

High

10.0%

0.0%

 

Middle

18.0%

7.4%

 

Low

17.7%

14.8%

  1. Jimma Longitudinal Family Survey of Youth; Round 1, 2005-2006; Round 2, 2006-2007.
  2. Percentages are out of row totals showing only those who were chronically food insecure for boys and girls separately.