Household food insecurity and coping strategies among pensioners in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Consumption Related Coping Strategies of pension users in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia, 2017

Types of Coping Strategy	Frequency	Percentage^a
Eat less preferred, lower quality or less expensive foods	289	72.4
Reducing consumption during each meal (pattern)	176	44
Reduce the number of meals consumed in a day	249	62.4
Selling any household assets^b	123	30.8
Increase consumption of street food	23	5.8

^aSince respondents might have multiple answers, the total percentage does not add up to 100
^bThis includes all household assets such as household utensils

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