Table 2 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics according to classification of nutritional risk according to MNA-SF n (% MNA-SF category)
Nutritional categories of MNA-SF | p valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | At risk of malnutrition | Malnourished | ||
Male | 42 | 51.8 | 6.2 | 0.008 |
Female | 53.8 | 41 | 5.2 | |
Income <R1600 | 313 (62.4 %) | 282 (66.7 %) | 46 (85.2 %) | 0.003 |
Households with >5 persons | 244 (48.8 %) | 229 (53.8 %) | 29 (53.7 %) | 0.301 |
Households with grandchildren | 361 (71.8 %) | 315 (73.8 %) | 38 (70.4 %) | 0.740 |
Informal housing | 281 (56.0 %) | 257 (60.3 %) | 24 (44.4 %) | 0.061 |
Education | ||||
No schooling | 137 (27.3 %) | 103 (24.1 %) | 14 (25.9 %) | 0.430 |
Primary schooling | 197 (39.2 %) | 189 (44.3 %) | 17 (31.5 %) | |
Secondary schooling | 160 (31.9 %) | 126 (29.5 %) | 22 (40.7 %) | |
Tertiary education | 8 (1.6 %) | 9 (2.1 %) | 1 (1.9 %) | |