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ResultsConstraints• Access to the villages was extremely difficult since it is a hilly place (approx. 900 meters high)and the villages are scattered.• Language barrier• Time constraints• The micronutrient deficiency issue was not assessed• Nutrition status in adults was not assessed.• Sample size was not big.• In few cases (in Bethling mouza) random sampling technique was not possible to apply sincethe villages were far away. Convenience sampling technique was used in order to over comethe problem.FindingsDescription of the populationMajority of the interviewed families (70.2%) belonged to Chakma community,followed by Tripura (27.2%) and Lusai (02.6%) communities.The average family size was 6 (5.90 ±2.19) with an average of 4 (3.59±1.919)children per family irrespective of the ethnic background. However, the average number of under fivechildren per family was found to be significantly higher in the Tripura community (1.26±1.14) incomparison with the Chakma community (0.87±0.92) (P0.05).The Lusai community was not included in the comparative analysis since they wereonly 4 (2.6%) in number.Chakma Tripura P- valueFamily size 5.849 (±2.09) 5.82 (±2.33) 0.96Number of under fivechildren per family0.867 (±0.92) 1.26 (±1.14) 0.02Number of children per 3.424 (±1.85) 3.87 (±2.07) 0.20familyTable 2 – family size and number of under 5 children per family14
33.8% of the interviewed households reported that the reason for which they shiftedin the remote areas was internally displacements. This phenomenon happened in the last 50 yearsdue to building of the Kaptai dam and the Bengali settlements.Description of households in terms of food securityOf all the interviewed households 79.47% were identified as severely food insecurewhile only 3.97% were found to be food secured irrespective of ethnicity. The Tripura families weresignificantly more food insecure than the rest (P
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Page 3 and 4: Executive SummaryThe food crisis re
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Page 7 and 8: IntroductionChittagong Hill Tracts
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Page 11 and 12: MethodologyTime frameThe assessment
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