Monthly food insecurity assessment in rural mkushi district, zambia: a longitudinal analysis

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MONTHLY FOOD INSECURITY ASSESSMENT IN RURAL MKUSHI DISTRICT, ZAMBIA: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS 157 households whose children were enrolled in the non-intervened arm of an efficacy trial of


biofortified maize were analysed CONTENTS * Abstract * Citation * Links ABSTRACT Perception-based scales are widely used for household food insecurity (HFI) assessment but were only recently


added in national surveys. The study aims to examine longitudinal changes in monthly reported HFI at both population- and household-level. A total of 157 households in rural Mkushi District


whose children were enrolled in the non-intervened arm of an efficacy trial of biofortified maize were included in the analysis. HFI was assessed by a validated 8-item perception-based


Likert scale on a monthly basis from October 2012 to March 2013 (6 visits), characterizing mostly the lean season. This work is an output of the HarvestPlus Programme. The Department for


International Development is one of the main donors for HarvestPlus. CITATION Na, Muzi, Bess L. Caswell, Sameera A. Talegawkar, and Amanda Palmer. 2017. Monthly food insecurity assessment in


rural mkushi district, Zambia: a longitudinal analysis. BMC Public Health 17 (260). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4176-0. LINKS Monthly food insecurity assessment in rural mkushi


district, Zambia: a longitudinal analysis UPDATES TO THIS PAGE Published 8 January 2018 Contents