Making progress towards food security: evidence from an intervention in three rural districts of Rwanda

Public Health Nutrition

Peter Drobac¹  Bethany Hedt-Gauthier¹  Benoit Sikubwabo¹  Antoinette Habinshuti¹  Mary Edginton¹  Sven G Hinderaker¹  Vincent Nsabuwera¹  Samuel Sembagare¹  Mohammed Khogali¹  Marie Paul Nisingizwe¹  Jean de Dieu Tihabyona¹ 

关键词: Food security;    Food accessibility;    Food consumption;    Operational research;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980015002207

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveDetermining interventions to address food insecurity and poverty, as well as setting targets to be achieved in a specific time period have been a persistent challenge for development practitioners and decision makers. The present study aimed to assess the changes in food access and consumption at the household level after one-year implementation of an integrated food security intervention in three rural districts of Rwanda.DesignA before-and-after intervention study comparing Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) scores and household Food Consumption Scores (FCS) at baseline and after one year of programme implementation.SettingThree rural districts of Rwanda (Kayonza, Kirehe and Burera) where the Partners In Health Food Security and Livelihoods Program (FSLP) has been implemented since July 2013.SubjectsAll 600 households enrolled in the FSLP were included in the study.ResultsThere were significant improvements (P

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