Table 3 Household Food Insecurity Access, Experience and Hunger Scale Score of the households in the study communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 4377)
From: Armed conflict and household food insecurity: evidence from war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zone | N | Food Secure, n (%) | Mild food insecurity, n (%) | Moderate food insecurity, n (%) | Severe food insecurity, n (%) |
Central | 1153 | 181 (15.7) | 31 (2.7) | 203 (17.6) | 738 (64.0) |
East | 1224 | 78 (6.4) | 39 (3.2) | 326 (26.6) | 781 (63.8) |
Mekelle | 297 | 37 (12.5) | 16 (5.4) | 113 (38.0) | 131 (44.1) |
Northwest | 693 | 94 (13.6) | 30 (4.3) | 120 (17.3) | 449 (64.8) |
South | 533 | 141 (26.5) | 26 (4.9) | 125 (23.5) | 241 (45.2) |
Southeast | 475 | 143 (30.1) | 29 (6.1) | 112 (23.6) | 191 (40.2) |
Total | 4375 | 674 (15.4) | 171 (3.9) | 999 (22.8) | 2531 (57.9) |
Household Food Insecurity (Experience) Scale Score | |||||
Central | 1152 | 174 (15.1) | 145 (12.6) | 364 (31.6) | 469 (40.7) |
East | 1224 | 78 (6.4) | 183 (15.0) | 625 (51.1) | 338 (27.6) |
Mekelle | 297 | 41 (13.8) | 83 (27.9) | 137 (46.1 | 36 (12.1) |
Northwest | 693 | 94 (13.6) | 88 (12.7) | 227 (32.8) | 284 (41.0) |
South | 533 | 127 (23.8) | 105 (19.7) | 210 (39.4) | 91 (17.1) |
Southeast | 475 | 137 (28.8) | 102 (21.5) | 148 (31.2) | 88 (18.5) |
Total | 4374 | 651 (14.9) | 706 (16.1) | 1711 (39.1) | 1306 (29.9) |
Household (Hunger) scale Status | |||||
Zone | N | Little to No Hunger, n (%) | Moderate Hunger, n (%) | Severe Hunger, n (%) | |
Central | 1149 | 620 (54.0) | 275 (24.0) | 253 (22.0) | |
East | 1224 | 798 (65.2) | 267 (21.8) | 159 (13.0) | |
Mekelle | 297 | 240 (80.0) | 41 (13.8) | 16 (5.4) | |
Northwest | 693 | 373 (53.8) | 197 (28.4) | 123 (17.7) | |
South | 533 | 411 (77.1) | 79 (14.8) | 43 (8.1) | |
Southeast | 475 | 364 (76.6 | 78 (16.4) | 33 (6.9) | |
Total | 4371 | 2806 (64.2) | 938 (21.5) | 627 (14.3) | |