Table 1 Household Food Environment and Involvement in Farming
Mbale (N = 1020) | Mbarara (N = 967) | |
|---|---|---|
Food Sourcing [multiple responses possible therefore > 100%] | N (%) | N (%) |
Source: Traditional food markets (city centre and neighbourhood) | 868 (85) | 866 (89) |
Source: Supermarket | 237 (23) | 233 (24) |
Source: Grow It | 389 (38) | 342 (35) |
Source: Small shops, restaurants, take-aways | 652 (63) | 739 (76) |
Food Transfers (within previous year) | Households N (%) | |
Households receiving (majority from rural-based relatives) | 631 (62) | 473 (49) |
Eating In or Out (main meal previous day) | Household Members N (%) (Mbale N = 4242; Mbarara N = 3231) | |
Own home* | 3712 (87) | 2881 (89) |
School or workplace | 366 (9) | 231 (7) |
Restaurant, shop or take-away | 90 (2) | 73 (2) |
Snacks and Sugar Consumption (previous week) | Households N (%) | |
Fried snacks (someone consumed daily or more) Total | 175 (17) | 114 (12) |
Sugar (someone consumed daily or more) | 758 (74) | 640 (66) |
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) [someone consumed daily or more) | 91 (9) | 87 (9) |
Food Security | % | % |
HFIAP Food Insecure (%) | 67 | 56 |
HFIAP Food Secure (%) | 33 | 44 |
Mean HFIASS (0 = no lack, 27 = often a lack of food in previous month) | 7.1 score | 5.0 score |
Dietary Diversity | ||
Mean HH Dietary diversity score (HDDS) (0 = no food 12 = maximum) | 4.4 score | 5.2 score |
FAO Dietary Diversity Category (Number food groups eaten within 24-h) | % | % |
Low dietary diversity (< 3 food groups) | 40 | 20 |
Medium dietary diversity (4–5 food groups) | 31 | 37 |
High dietary diversity (> 6 food groups) | 29 | 43 |
Involvement in some form of Farming | N (%) | N (%) |
Involved in agriculture (any location) | 663 (65) | 493 (51) |
Not involved in any agriculture | 343 (34) | 465 (48) |