Table 2 Perceptions on the right to adequate food and relief food during disaster in Uganda
Question | Bududa district (n = 555) | P values | Kiryandongo district (n = 523) | P values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affected (n = 285) | Controls (n = 270) | Total (%) | Affected (n = 260) | Controls (n = 263) | Total (%) | |||
Do you agree that everyone has a right to adequate food? | ||||||||
Yes | 152 | 219 | 371 (66.8) | < 0.01 | 159 | 147 | 306 (58.5) | < 0.01 |
No | 34 | 24 | 58 (10.5) | 83 | 27 | 110 (21.0) | ||
Do not know | 99 | 27 | 126 (22.7) | 18 | 89 | 107 (20.5) | ||
Whether the 2010 disasters in Bududa affected access to adequate food | ||||||||
Yes | 277 | 257 | 534 (96.2) | 0.15 | 257 | 155 | 412 (78.8) | < 0.01 |
No | 4 | 11 | 15 (2.7) | 0 | 83 | 83 (15.9) | ||
Do not know | 3 | 2 | 5 (1.0) | 3 | 18 | 21 (4.0) | ||
Whether satisfied with emergency response to the 2010 disaster in Bududa | ||||||||
Yes | 99 | 110 | 209 (37.7) | 0.09 | 91 | 111 | 202 (38.6) | < 0.01 |
No | 184 | 154 | 338 (60.9) | 168 | 128 | 296 (56.6) | ||
Do not know | 2 | 6 | 8 (1.4) | 1 | 24 | 25 (4.8) | ||
Who is supposed to supply relief food during disasters? | ||||||||
Government | 218 | 225 | 443 (79.8) | 0.04 | 240 | 214 | 454 (86.8) | < 0.01 |
NGOs | 14 | 7 | 21 (3.8) | 16 | 33 | 49 (9.4) | ||
Both | 17 | 20 | 37 (6.7) | 2 | 1 | 3 (1.0) | ||
Do not know | 36 | 18 | 54 (9.7) | 2 | 15 | 17 (3.3) | ||
Whether the relief food supplied to Ugandans affected by disaster is of good quality | ||||||||
Yes | 150 | 196 | 346 (62.3) | < 0.01 | 120 | 96 | 216 (41.3) | < 0.01 |
No | 82 | 44 | 126 (22.7) | 140 | 145 | 285 (54.5) | ||
Do not know | 53 | 30 | 83 (15.0) | 0 | 22 | 22 (4.2) | ||
Whether the relief food supplied in Uganda is sufficient in quantity | ||||||||
Yes | 83 | 39 | 122 (22.0) | < 0.01 | 43 | 43 | 86 (16.4) | < 0.01 |
No | 150 | 211 | 361 (65.0) | 211 | 194 | 405 (77.4) | ||
Do not know | 52 | 20 | 72 (13.0) | 6 | 26 | 32 (6.1) | ||
What could be the most preferred approach to ensure the right to adequate food of disaster victims | ||||||||
Relief food | 43 | 48 | 91 (16.4) | 0.04 | 12 | 29 | 41 (7.8) | < 0.01 |
Cash | 109 | 76 | 185 (33.3) | 66 | 108 | 174 (33.3) | ||
Land for food production | 133 | 146 | 279 (50.3) | 182 | 126 | 308 (58.9) | ||