DDBIO EVALUATION KENYA- CHILD FEEDING AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY

Description	Results
Interview period	13-Jan-2023 to 31-Jan-2023
Total number of Respondents	636 [Male:60 Female:576]
Number of Counties	3
Av. Number of times the Reference Child was breastfed during the day (between waking up and going to bed)	5.53 [Min:1.00 Max:10.00]
Av. Number of times the Reference Child was breastfed during the night	3.83 [Min:1.00 Max:12.00]
Av. Age the Reference Child stopped breastfeeding (Months)	10.35 [Min:1.00 Max:24.00]
Av. Number of times the Reference Child was given solid, semi-solid or softfood during day and night	3.56 [Min:1.00 Max:12.00]
Av. Number of times the Reference Child ate OFSP during the entire day	1.71 [Min:1.00 Max:3.00]
Av. Number of OFSP roots eaten by the Reference Child during the entire day	2.14 [Min:1.00 Max:6.00]
Av. Number of times the Reference Woman ate OFSP during the entire day	1.43 [Min:1.00 Max:3.00]
Av. Number of roots eaten by the Reference Woman during the entire day	1.86 [Min:1.00 Max:6.00]

b1b. Is the Reference Child still breastfeeding? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	48	18.46
01	Yes	212	81.54
	Overall	260	100.00

b1g. What was the consistency of the porridge you fed your baby yesterday? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Consistent	166	63.85
02	Inconsistent	56	21.54
99	Not applicable	38	14.62
	Overall	260	100.00

b2.4. What was the size of the OFSP roots eaten by the Reference Child during the entire day yesterday [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Very Small	4	57.14
02	Small	2	28.57
03	Medium	1	14.29
	Overall	7	100.00

b2.8. What was the size of the OFSP roots eaten by the Reference Woman during the entire day yesterday [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Very Small	2	14.29
02	Small	4	28.57
03	Medium	6	42.86
04	Large	2	14.29
	Overall	14	100.00

b2.9. Where did you get the OFSP eaten by Reference Child and Reference Woman from? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Personal field	11	73.33
02	Market	3	20.00
95	Other	1	6.67
	Overall	15	100.00

c1a. In the past four weeks, did you worry that your household would not have enough food? * [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	193	30.35
01	Yes	443	69.65
	Overall	636	100.00

c1b. How frequent in the past four weeks did you worry that your household would not have enough food? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	93	20.99
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	236	53.27
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	114	25.73
	Overall	443	100.00

c2a. In the past four weeks, were you or any household member not able to eat the kinds of foods you preferred due to lack of resources? ** [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	162	25.47
01	Yes	474	74.53
	Overall	636	100.00

c2b. How frequent in the past four weeks, were you or any household member not able to eat the kinds of foods you preferred due to lack of resources? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	80	16.88
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	271	57.17
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	123	25.95
	Overall	474	100.00

c3a. In the past four weeks, did you or any household member have to eat a limited variety of foods due to lack of means to buy them? * [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	193	30.35
01	Yes	443	69.65
	Overall	636	100.00

c3b. How frequent in the past four weeks, did you or any household member have to eat a limited variety of foods due to lack of means to buy them? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	70	15.80
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	250	56.43
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	123	27.77
	Overall	443	100.00

c4a. In the past four weeks, did you or any household member have to eat some foods that you really did not want to eat because of lack of resources to obtain other types of food? ** [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	186	29.25
01	Yes	450	70.75
	Overall	636	100.00

c4b. How frequent in the past four weeks, did you or any household member have to eat some foods that you really did not want to eat because of a lack of resources to obtain other types of food? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	91	20.22
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	266	59.11
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	93	20.67
	Overall	450	100.00

c5a. In the past four weeks, did you or any household member have to eat a smaller meal than you felt you needed because there was not enough food? *** [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	221	34.75
01	Yes	415	65.25
	Overall	636	100.00

c5b. How frequent in the past four weeks, did you or any household member have to eat a smaller meal than you felt you needed because there was not enough food? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	66	15.90
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	250	60.24
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	99	23.86
	Overall	415	100.00

c6a. In the past four weeks, did you or any other household member have to eat fewer meals in a day because there was not enough food? *** [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	257	40.41
01	Yes	379	59.59
	Overall	636	100.00

c6b. How frequent in the past four weeks, did you or any other household member have to eat fewer meals in a day because there was not enough food? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	75	19.79
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	216	56.99
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	88	23.22
	Overall	379	100.00

c7a. In the past four weeks, was there ever (a day when there was) no food to eat of any kind in your household because of lack of resources to get food? *** [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	460	72.33
01	Yes	176	27.67
	Overall	636	100.00

c7b. How frequent in the past four weeks, was there ever (a day when there was) no food to eat of any kind in your household because of lack of resources to get food? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	80	45.45
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	81	46.02
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	15	8.52
	Overall	176	100.00

c8a. In the past four weeks, did you or any household member go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food? *** [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	460	72.33
01	Yes	176	27.67
	Overall	636	100.00

c8b. How frequent in the past four weeks, did you or any household member go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	91	51.70
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	78	44.32
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	7	3.98
	Overall	176	100.00

c9a. In the past four weeks, did you or any household member go a whole day and night without eating anything because there was not enough food? *** [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	571	89.78
01	Yes	65	10.22
	Overall	636	100.00

c9b. How frequent in the past four weeks, did you or any household member go a whole day and night without eating anything because there was not enough food? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Rarely (1-2 times)	36	55.38
02	Sometimes (3-10 times)	27	41.54
03	Often (>10 times) during the past 4 weeks	2	3.08
	Overall	65	100.00

c10. What months of the year do you consume sweetpotato in your meals at least twice a week? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	January	50	4.24
02	February	53	4.49
03	March	69	5.85
04	April	93	7.88
05	May	59	5.00
06	June	69	5.85
07	July	73	6.19
08	August	126	10.68
09	September	76	6.44
10	October	77	6.53
11	November	80	6.78
12	December	115	9.75
96	None	240	20.34
	Overall	1,180	100.00

c11. In the last 12 months, which months did the household receive relief food or food from an external source? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	January	17	2.43
02	February	6	0.86
03	March	4	0.57
04	April	5	0.71
05	May	5	0.71
06	June	11	1.57
07	July	14	2.00
08	August	24	3.43
09	September	16	2.29
10	October	29	4.14
11	November	37	5.29
12	December	54	7.71
96	None	478	68.29
	Overall	700	100.00

c12. In the last 12 months, which months did you have less than two meals a day from your own resources (purchases and production)? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	January	77	6.24
02	February	48	3.89
03	March	41	3.33
04	April	47	3.81
05	May	44	3.57
06	June	57	4.62
07	July	74	6.00
08	August	118	9.57
09	September	102	8.27
10	October	119	9.65
11	November	117	9.49
12	December	152	12.33
96	None	237	19.22
	Overall	1,233	100.00

c13. In the last 3 years, has there been a particularly difficult situation where in order to have food you were forced to sell or rent out assets to buy food? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	320	50.31
01	Yes	316	49.69
	Overall	636	100.00