Table 5 Distribution of sanitation, household assets, education and income and relation to dietary diversity (n = 355)
From: Dietary diversity is related to socioeconomic status among adult Saharawi refugees living in Algeria
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) |