Assessing the cross-sectional and inter-temporal validity of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) in Burundi

Public Health Nutrition

Marijke D’Haese¹  Sam Desiere¹  Sanctus Niragira¹ 

关键词: HFIAS;    Food security;    Inter-temporal validity;    Burundi;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980015000403

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the cross-sectional and inter-temporal validity of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) for rural households in Burundi.DesignLongitudinal survey about food security and agricultural production, individually administered by trained interviewers in June 2007 and 2012.SettingNgozi, north of Burundi.SubjectsThree hundred and fourteen household heads were interviewed.ResultsTobit models showed that the HFIAS was significantly correlated with objective measures of food security, in this case total annual food production (P

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