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Table 3 Hunger/food insecurity percentages

From: Psychosocial factors associated with intention to pursue tertiary education among Malawian students: the moderating effect of mental health

Item

0 (never)

1 (sometimes)

2 (often)

In the past 4 weeks I…

… had no food to eat of any kind in the house

82%

15.7%

2.3%

… went to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food

73.6%

23.8%

2.7%

… went a whole day and night without eating anything

88.3%

9.7%

1.9%

  1. Note. N = 821