Food consumption patterns and score among women receiving cash assistance: emergency nutrition response in drought affected pastoralist community eastern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of cash beneficiary women in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 374)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Gender of household head	Female	285	76.2
Gender of household head	Male	89	23.8
Residence	Rural	324	86.6
Residence	Urban	50	13.4
Educational status	Unable to read and write	329	88
	Primary school	38	10.2
	Secondary school and above	17	4.6
Respondents age	≤ 29	177	47.3
Respondents age	> 29	197	52.7
Family size	< 6	189	50.5
Family size	6–13	185	49.5
Resident status	Host community	369	98.7
Resident status	Internally or internationally displaced	5	1.3
Family members with special needs	Yes	37	9.9
Family members with special needs	No	337	90.1
Disability members (n = 37)
Difficulty of mobility	Male	8	21.6
Difficulty of mobility	Female	9	24.4
Difficulty of hearing	Male	1	2.7
Difficulty of hearing	Female	1	2.7
Difficulty of vision	Male	6	16.2
Difficulty of vision	Female	8	21.6
Other		4	10.8

ISSN: 2072-1315