Table 2 Prewar (n = 11,004) and war period (n = 4375) comparison of food insecurity access-related conditions of the households in accessible study areas of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2021
From: Armed conflict and household food insecurity: evidence from war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia
Variables | Prewar 2019 (N = 11,004) n (%) | War period 2021 (N = 4375) n (%) | % Points difference (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Worry about food | 3908 (35.5) | 3210 (73.3) | 37.9 (36.3–39.4) | < 0.001 |
Unable to eat preferred foods | 4058 (36.9) | 3085 (70.5) | 33.6 (31.9–35.2) | < 0.001 |
Eat just a few kinds of foods | 3633 (33) | 3317 (75.8) | 42.8 (41.2–44.3) | < 0.001 |
Eat foods they really do not want to eat | 2280 (20.8) | 2767 (63.2) | 42.5 (40.8–44.1) | < 0.001 |
Eat a smaller meal | 1677 (15.2) | 3137 (71.7) | 56.5 (55.0-57.9) | < 0.001 |
Eat fewer meals in a day | 1037 (9.4) | 3053 (69.8) | 60.4 (58.9–61.8) | < 0.001 |
No food of any kind in the household | 464 (4.2) | 2033 (46.4) | 42.3 (40.7–43.8) | < 0.001 |
Go to sleep hungry | 430 (3.9) | 1367 (31.2) | 27.4 (25.9–28.8) | < 0.001 |
Go a whole day and night without eating | 277 (2.5) | 1138 (26.0) | 23.5 (22.1–24.8) | < 0.001 |