Characteristic | Jerash (n=267) | Souf (n=100) | P value |
Primary caregiver woman, % | 97.8 | 96.1 | 0.32 |
Primary caregiver age, years (mean±SD) | 31.5±9.6 | 32.3±7.6 | 0.45 |
Primary caregiver is biological mother, % | 92.0 | 94.0 | 0.35 |
Civil status, married, % | 88.6 | 94.3 | 0.03 |
Total household size, median (IQR) | 6 (3–14) | 6 (3–11) | <0.001 |
Level of education, male head of house | <0.001 | ||
Primary school (1st to 6th grades) or below, % | 17.6 | 5.0 | |
Middle and high school (7th to 13th grades), % | 72.3 | 75.0 | |
Above high school, % | 10 | 20.0 | |
Level of education, female head of house | <0.001 | ||
Primary school, % | 12.3 | 2.0 | |
Middle and high school, % | 76.7 | 67.0 | |
Above high school, % | 11 | 31.0 | |
Chronic illness in the family, % | 76.0 | 24.0 | 0.32 |
Months received income, last 6 months (median, IQR) | 4 (0–6) | 6 (0–6) | <0.0001 |
Head of household employed, % | 76.0 | 88.0 | 0.01 |
Head of household employed as day labourer, % | 42.5 | 36.0 | <0.03 |
Grocery cost per week, Jordanian dinar, median (IQR) | 30 (5–150) | 20 (4–100) | <0.001 |
Raw food security scores, median (IQR)* | 12 (8–24) | 9 (7–24) | <0.01 |
High intensity of food insecurity† | 45.7% | 26.5% | 0.001 |
*Raw food insecurity score >8.
†Answering 3: ‘most of the time’.