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Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the sample (N = 534)

From: Dying of starvation if not from bombs: assessing measurement properties of the Food Insecurity Experiences Scale (FIES) in Gaza’s civilian population experiencing the world’s worst hunger crisis

Variable

N (%)

Sex

 

 Female

384 (71.9%)

 Male

150 (28.1%)

Marital status

 

 Married

128 (24.0%)

 Unmarried

406 (76.0%)

Education level

 

 University

498 (93.3%)

 Secondary or less

36 (6.70%)

Residency

 

 Refugee camps

62 (11.60%)

 City

105 (87.5%)

 Village

15 (12.5%)

Water insecurity

 

 Water-insecure

227 (42.5%)

 Water-secure

307 (57.5%)

Food insecurity

 

 Food secure (0)

266 (49.8%)

 Mild FI (1–3)

113 (21.2%)

 Moderate FI (4–6)

65 (12.2%)

Severe FI (7–8)

90 (19.1%)

 

Moyenne ± SD

Age (years)

23.74 ± 7.92

Food insecurity experiences (FIES total score)

2.27 ± 2.97

Water insecurity experiences (HWISE-4 scores)

4.21 ± 4.52

PTSD (IES-6 scores)

13.78 ± 5.40

Depression (PHQ-9 scores)

12.27 ± 8.04

Anxiety (GAD-7 scores)

8.85 ± 6.39

  1. FIES: Food Insecurity Experiences Scale; HWISE-4: Four-Item Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale; IES-6: Impact of Event Scale-6; PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9; GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item