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Food Security Status and Nutritional Adequacy in Arid Part of India: A District Level Analysis

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Title Food Security Status and Nutritional Adequacy in Arid Part of India: A District Level Analysis
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Creator Soma Srivastava
Bhagwan Singh
Shalander Kumar
 
Subject Food insecurity, Nutritional status, Household Dietary Diversity, 24-hr dietary recall, BMI
 
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The study uses cross-sectional data of a sample of 350 individuals from two villages in Jodhpur district of western
Rajasthan. This paper examines the socio-demographic characteristics, extent of food insecurity, dietary diversity
and nutritional status at the household level. To this end, subjective and objective measures like Household Food
Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) and Body Mass Index (BMI)
were employed. Bivariate and multivariate correlation analysis was performed to check the statistical
significance of the findings. Average HFIAS Score of the villages were 0.83 and 0.90, respectively. Mild and
moderate type of food insecurity prevailed in the area which reflected food insecurity more of qualitative nature
rather than quantitative. Findings suggested that around 30 per cent of population was having lower BMI in both
the villages and women were more prone to under nutrition than men. Dietary diversity scores for the villages
were 7.23 and 6.96, respectively.
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Date 2019-06-17T09:02:51Z
2019-06-17T09:02:51Z
2014-12-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/20548
 
Language English
 
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