Determinants of Pastoralists' Nutrition Security in Itang Special District, Gambella, Ethiopia

The malnutrition is widespread challenge in the Itang special district of Gambella. The main aim of this study was to examine the determinants of pastoralists' nutrition security in Itang special district. It collected the primary data through households' interview schedule, key informant...

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Main Author: Chayot Gatdet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Sriwijaya 2022-05-01
Series:Sriwijaya International Journal of Dynamic Economics and Business
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Online Access:https://sijdeb.unsri.ac.id/index.php/SIJDEB/article/view/279
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description The malnutrition is widespread challenge in the Itang special district of Gambella. The main aim of this study was to examine the determinants of pastoralists' nutrition security in Itang special district. It collected the primary data through households' interview schedule, key informants interview and body mass index and; the secondary data were collected by document analysis. Then, the descriptive statistics mainly frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and binary logit model were used to analyse the data by using SPSS version 20. The field result revealed that about 65% and 35% of the rural households were nutrition secured and unsecured respectively in the district. Similarly, the binary logit model result indicated that the livestock size, dietary diversity status, educational status and income were statistically significant at 1% while; the market access and awareness were statistical significant at 5%.
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spelling doaj.art-94de85c69dcc47b6ab042062cf03ce092024-03-04T21:53:28ZengFakultas Ekonomi Universitas SriwijayaSriwijaya International Journal of Dynamic Economics and Business2581-29042581-29122022-05-015410.29259/sijdeb.v5i4.341-356144Determinants of Pastoralists' Nutrition Security in Itang Special District, Gambella, EthiopiaChayot Gatdet0Gambella University The malnutrition is widespread challenge in the Itang special district of Gambella. The main aim of this study was to examine the determinants of pastoralists' nutrition security in Itang special district. It collected the primary data through households' interview schedule, key informants interview and body mass index and; the secondary data were collected by document analysis. Then, the descriptive statistics mainly frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and binary logit model were used to analyse the data by using SPSS version 20. The field result revealed that about 65% and 35% of the rural households were nutrition secured and unsecured respectively in the district. Similarly, the binary logit model result indicated that the livestock size, dietary diversity status, educational status and income were statistically significant at 1% while; the market access and awareness were statistical significant at 5%. https://sijdeb.unsri.ac.id/index.php/SIJDEB/article/view/279DeterminantsPastoralistsNutrition SecurityItang Special District
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Determinants of Pastoralists' Nutrition Security in Itang Special District, Gambella, Ethiopia
Sriwijaya International Journal of Dynamic Economics and Business
Determinants
Pastoralists
Nutrition Security
Itang Special District
title Determinants of Pastoralists' Nutrition Security in Itang Special District, Gambella, Ethiopia
title_full Determinants of Pastoralists' Nutrition Security in Itang Special District, Gambella, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Determinants of Pastoralists' Nutrition Security in Itang Special District, Gambella, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of Pastoralists' Nutrition Security in Itang Special District, Gambella, Ethiopia
title_short Determinants of Pastoralists' Nutrition Security in Itang Special District, Gambella, Ethiopia
title_sort determinants of pastoralists nutrition security in itang special district gambella ethiopia
topic Determinants
Pastoralists
Nutrition Security
Itang Special District
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