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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Predictors of social support, physical health and mental health among food insecure internally displaced persons in Turkana, Kenya

Characteristic

(N = 159)

Mean (SD) / N (%)

Age

47.8 (18.5)

Household size

7.1 (3.6)

Children in household

4.5 (2.5)

Adults in household

2.6 (1.6)

Years lived in current residence

7.9 (2.2)

Gender

 Female

115 (72.3%)

 Male

44 (27.7%)

Marital status

 Single

67 (42.1%)

 Married

92 (57.9%)

Employment status

 Employed

4 (2.5%)

 Unemployed

155 (97.5%)

Education

 Primary education and below

152 (95.6%)

 High school education and above

7 (4.4%)

Experienced violence in current residence (camp)

 No Answer

1

 Yes

42 (26.6%)

 No

116 (73.4%)

Lost family members during displacement

 No Answer

1

 Yes

86 (54.4%)

 No

72 (45.6%)

Food insecurity

 Food Secure

0 (0.0%)

 Mild Food Insecurity

1 (0.6%)

 Moderate Food Insecurity

9 (5.7%)

 Severe Food Insecurity

149 (93.7%)

With depression symptoms

 Yes

123 (77.4)

 No

36 (22.6)

With anxiety symptoms

 Yes

121 (76.1)

 No

38 (23.9)