Table 5 Severity of challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
From: Effects of covid-19 on the livelihoods of rural women in Ethiopia
Major perceived challenges | The perceived severity of the challenges (%) | Mean | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not faced | Faced slightly | Faced modestly | Faced severely | |||
Accessing inputs | 39.00 | 22.80 | 23.20 | 15.00 | 1.14 | 1.10 |
Increased input price | 32.70 | 16.10 | 24.80 | 26.40 | 1.45 | 1.20 |
Getting markets | 6.30 | 3.90 | 26.40 | 63.40 | 2.47 | 0.84 |
Getting animal feed | 46.50 | 3.50 | 18.90 | 31.10 | 1.35 | 1.33 |
Accessing veterinary service | 41.30 | 9.40 | 16.50 | 32.80 | 1.41 | 1.32 |
Delay agricultural activities | 25.20 | 21.20 | 20.90 | 32.70 | 1.61 | 1.18 |
Securing rural labor | 35.40 | 13.00 | 16.60 | 35.00 | 1.51 | 1.30 |
Spoilage of products | 36.60 | 4.30 | 23.30 | 35.80 | 1.58 | 1.30 |
Contacting Development Agents | 40.20 | 9.40 | 22.80 | 27.60 | 1.38 | 1.26 |
Difficulty of working in Jige | 12.20 | 7.50 | 35.80 | 44.5 | 2.31 | 1.00 |
Difficulty of renting assets | 52.00 | 3.90 | 18.10 | 26.00 | 1.19 | 1.32 |