Table 2 Prevalence of nutritional resilience and vulnerability by locality, Gaza 2007 (N = 350)
From: Nutritional status of Palestinian preschoolers in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Beit Hanoun (N = 35) | Beach Camp (N = 37) | Gaza City (N = 68) | Nusirat Camp (N = 34) | Zwaida village (N = 36) | Deir Al lbalah (N = 70) | Khan Yunis (N = 36) | Rafah City (N = 34) | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living in a direct military confrontation area | 94.3% | 0% | 17.7% | 14.7% | 2.8% | 12.9% | 33.3% | 47.1% | 0.00 |
Family did not have enough food for at least 2 days in the past month | 65.7% | 70.3% | 25.0% | 35.3% | 13.9% | 38.6% | 38.9% | 64.7% | 0.00 |
Family received food assistance on regular basis | 91.4% | 24.3% | 54.4% | 58.8% | 30.6% | 42.9% | 50.0% | 60.6% | 0.00 |
Nutritional vulnerability2 (Stunting) | 8.6% | 27% | 23.5% | 8.8% | 2.8% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 8.8% | 0.03 |
Nutritional resilient3 (Adequate nutrition) | 28.6% | 21.6% | 32.4% | 44.1% | 52.8% | 44.3% | 30.6% | 41.2% | 0.08 |