Table 5 Analysis of perceptions on accessibility, availability and utility

Statement Scale Mean SD
1% 2% 3% 4% 5%
Food availability
It was difficult to get adequate food supply after flood had ended. 33.6 24.5 7.3 16.4 18.2 2.61 1.533
Raw ingredients for cooking were hard to find around my area. 34.5 26.4 9.1 13.6 16.4 2.51 1.488
Food sources were very limited in my place. 40.9 16.4 8.2 13.6 20.9 2.57 1.617
My family and I had to endure hunger a few days without food. 30 25.5 19.1 17.3 8.2 2.48 1.304
My family and I had to fight to get food every day. 37.3 21.8 20.9 10 10 2.34 1.336
The food supplied did not meet the nutritional needs of my family and I. 51.8 20 7.3 8.2 12.7 2.10 1.440
A lot of food given by flood centre ended up wasted. 47.3 10.9 12.7 20.9 8.2 2.32 1.446
Overall mean 2.42 1.452
Food accessibility
It was difficult to get food for my family from the flood centre or other sources because there was no vehicle. 38.2 22.7 13.6 13.6 11.8 2.38 1.414
It was difficult for me to buy food because the road was damaged and not accessible. 57.3 12.7 9.1 11.8 9.1 2.03 1.404
Food aid distribution was not within the reach of my family and me because the road was damaged and not accessible. 40.9 10.9 10 20.9 17.3 2.63 1.590
The vehicle that my family and I used was damaged and unusable thus preventing us from getting our food. 42.7 19.1 12.7 10.9 14.5 2.35 1.481
I did not have money to pay the cost of repair of my vehicle to get food. 38.2 22.7 14.5 20 4.5 2.30 1.289
No repair service for damaged vehicle after flood has added problem to us in getting food outside the village. 37.3 17.3 13.6 25.5 6.4 2.46 1.379
Overall mean 2.36 1.426
Food utility
Daily cooking was difficult because my kitchen appliances had either been damaged or lost. 38.2 20.9 19.1 15.5 6.4 2.31 1.297
Basic equipment for cooking was hard to get. 31.8 21.8 15.5 23.6 7.3 2.53 1.346
Flood centre provided adequate cooking utensils to me and members in my community. 39.1 7.3 8.2 25.5 20 2.80 1.636
Each family was given sufficient cooking utensils. 33.6 7.3 13.6 31.8 13.6 2.85 1.510
Cooking was difficult even with existing equipment because of lack of electricity and gas supply. 26.4 24.5 10.9 36.4 1.8 2.63 1.270
Overall mean 2.62 1.412
Note: 1 = Strongly agree, 2 = Agree, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Disagree, 5 = Strong disagree.