From: Prevalence of household food insecurity in wetland adjacent areas of Uganda
Variable | Food security categories | Kruskal–Wallis H test | |||
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Secure (NÂ =Â 34) | Moderately insecure (NÂ =Â 59) | Highly insecure (NÂ =Â 162) | Totally insecure (NÂ =Â 265) | ||
Mean rank (M) | Mean rank (M) | Mean rank (M) | Mean rank (M) | P value1,2 | |
Period of residence (years)* | 29.536 (17.165) | 35.755 (22.199) | 29.795 (18.529) | 28.814 (18.974) | 0.14471 |
Age of household head* | 47.941 (11.092) | 48.915 (16.367) | 45.951 (13.765) | 45.928 (14.675) | 0.3712 |
Proximity to wetland (km) | 240.941 (1) | 272.508 (1) | 264.201 (1) | 258.074 (1) | 0.7722 |
Proximity to market (km) | 249.059 (3) | 197.873 (2)a | 306.843 (4)ab | 247.583 (3)b | 0.0001 |
Household land size (acres) | 305.75 (1.8225) | 300.788 (1.62)c | 239.173 (0.81)c | 258.762 (1.215) | 0.0139 |
Number of adults (>Â 18Â years) | 190.897 (2)de | 310.059 (4)df | 221.265 (2)fg | 282.381 (3)e.g. | 0.0001s |
Household size | 302.779 (8) | 262.754 (7) | 280.327 (8) | 242.451 (6) | 0.025ns |
Education level of HH (years) | 347.161 (7)hi | 328.924 (7)jk | 235.046 (5)hj | 249.708 (5)ik | 0.0001s |
TLU | 331.059 (1.265)lm | 299.822 (0.86)n | 243.914 (0.415)ln | 252.832 (0.53)m | 0.0026 |