From: Low dietary diversity and its influencing factors among a San group in Namibia
Ā | Total | Women (nā=ā111) | Men (nā=ā89) | P# | ||||||
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n | DDSa | SD | n | DDSa | SD | N | DDSa | SD | Ā | |
Age | ||||||||||
Ā 18ā49 | 144 | 2.5 | 0.72 | 82 | 2.46 | 0.757 | 62 | 2.55 | 0.67 | 0.377 |
Ā 50+ | 56 | 2.27 | 0.78 | 29 | 2.38 | 0.82 | 27 | 2.15 | 0.662 | 0.278 |
Education level | ||||||||||
Ā No education | 64 | 2.20* | 0.74 | 39 | 2.28 | 0.826 | 25 | 2.08 | 0.572 | 0.356 |
Ā Low (Grade 1ā7) | 78 | 2.55 | 0.73 | 50 | 2.5 | 0.735 | 28 | 2.64 | 0.731 | 0.344 |
Ā High (Grade 8+) | 58 | 2.53 | 0.68 | 22 | 2.59 | 0.734 | 36 | 2.5 | 0.655 | 0.787 |
Employment | ||||||||||
Ā Employed | 22 | 2.18 | 0.79 | 8 | 2.13 | 0.991 | 14 | 2.21 | 0.699 | 0.856 |
Ā Unemployed | 178 | 2.47 | 0.72 | 103 | 2.47 | 0.752 | 75 | 2.47 | 0.684 | 0.630 |
Incomeb | ||||||||||
Ā Very low (US$ 0ā1.9/day) | 148 | 2.43 | 0.73 | 82 | 2.48 | 0.789 | 66 | 2.38 | 0.651 | 0.681 |
Ā Low (US$ 1.9ā3.8/day) | 35 | 2.37 | 0.81 | 21 | 2.29 | 0.784 | 14 | 2.5 | 0.855 | 0.523 |
Ā Medium (US$ 3.8/day+) | 17 | 2.59 | 0.62 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.535 | 9 | 2.67 | 0.707 | 0.666 |
Agricultural fieldc | ||||||||||
Ā Yes | 78 | 2.35 | 0.75 | 40 | 2.25 | 0.742 | 38 | 2.45 | 0.76 | 0.238 |
Ā No | 122 | 2.49 | 0.72 | 71 | 2.55 | 0771 | 51 | 2.41 | 0.638 | 0.431 |
Livestockd | ||||||||||
Ā Yes | 91 | 2.45 | 0.75 | 50 | 2.42 | 0.785 | 41 | 2.49 | 0.711 | 0.499 |
Ā No | 109 | 2.42 | 0.73 | 61 | 2.46 | 0.765 | 48 | 2.38 | 0.672 | 0.619 |