Assessing the dimensionality of food-security measures

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Matthew P. Rabbitt ◽  
George Engelhard ◽  
J. Kyle Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
The U.S

We explore the dimensionality of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s household food security survey module among households with children. Using a novel methodological approach to measuring food security, we find that there is multidimensionality in the module for households with children that is associated with the overall household, adult, and child dimensions of food security. Additional analyses suggest official estimates of food security among households with children are robust to this multidimensionality. However, we also find that accounting for the multidimensionality of food security among these households provides new insights into the correlates of food security at the household, adult, and child levels of measurement.

scholarly journals Development of a Spanish-Language Version of the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module

2003 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 1192-1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail G. Harrison ◽  
Ame Stormer ◽  
Dena R. Herman ◽  
Donna M. Winham
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Determinants of household food security in rural Bangladesh: an imperial analysis of farm level data

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-658
Author(s):  
KS Rahman ◽  
MK Hasan ◽  
M Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Universal Human Rights ◽  
Food Security And Nutrition ◽  
Improve Food Security

The study endeavors to estimate the food security status and identify the determinants of food security among households in Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. it was found that households of Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district were food insecure during the period of the survey. Number of dependents, income of household head, age of household head and level of education were found to significantly influence household head food security in the study area positively. It is recommended that social security measures must ensure that the benefits of public efforts to improve food security and nutrition are universal. Human rights based practices are preferable. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 44(4): 649-658, December 2019

scholarly journals Determining Food Insecurity: An Application of the Rasch Model with Household Survey Data in Uganda

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Owino ◽  
Ronald Wesonga ◽  
Fabian Nabugoomu
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Percent Level ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Fit Statistics ◽  
Rasch Modelling ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Households With Children

The inexplicable nature of food insecurity in parts of Uganda and worldwide necessitated an investigation into the nature, extent, and differentials of household food security. The main objective of this study was to examine the food security dynamics and model household food insecurity. The Rasch modelling approach was employed on a dataset from a sample of 1175 (Tororo = 577; Busia = 598) randomly selected households in the year 2010. All households provided responses to the food security questions and none was omitted from the analysis. At 5 percent level of significance the analysis indicated that Tororo district average food security assessment (0.137 ± 0.181) was lower than that for Busia district (0.768 ± 0.177). All the mean square fit statistics were in the range of 0.5 to 1.5, and none of them showed any signs of distortion, degradation, or less productivity for measurement. This confirmed that items used in this study were very productive for measurement of food security in the study area. The study recommends further analysis where item responses are ordered polytomous rather than the dichotomous item response functions used. Furthermore, consideration should be given to fit models that allow for different latent distributions for households with children and those without children and possibly other subgroups of respondents.

scholarly journals Exploring the association of urban or rural county status and environmental, nutrition- and lifestyle-related resources with the efficacy of SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education) to improve food security

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 957-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L Rivera ◽  
Jennifer Dunne ◽  
Melissa K Maulding ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Dennis A Savaiano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Rural County ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
Nutrition Assistance ◽  
Policy Systems

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the association of policy, systems and environmental factors with improvement in household food security among low-income Indiana households with children after a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) direct nutrition education intervention.DesignHousehold food security scores measured by the eighteen-item US Household Food Security Survey Module in a longitudinal randomized and controlled SNAP-Ed intervention study conducted from August 2013 to April 2015 were the response variable. Metrics to quantify environmental factors including classification of urban or rural county status; the number of SNAP-authorized stores, food pantries and recreational facilities; average fair market housing rental price; and natural amenity rank were collected from government websites and data sets covering the years 2012–2016 and used as covariates in mixed multiple linear regression modelling.SettingThirty-seven Indiana counties, USA, 2012–2016.SubjectsSNAP-Ed eligible adults from households with children (n328).ResultsNone of the environmental factors investigated were significantly associated with changes in household food security in this exploratory study.ConclusionsSNAP-Ed improves food security regardless of urban or rural location or the environmental factors investigated. Expansion of SNAP-Ed in rural areas may support food access among the low-income population and reduce the prevalence of food insecurity in rural compared with urban areas. Further investigation into policy, systems and environmental factors of the Social Ecological Model are warranted to better understand their relationship with direct SNAP-Ed and their impact on diet-related behaviours and food security.

scholarly journals Prevalence and severity of household food insecurity of First Nations people living in an on-reserve, sub-Arctic community within the Mushkegowuk Territory

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Skinner ◽  
Rhona M Hanning ◽  
Leonard JS Tsuji
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Aboriginal Populations ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
First Nations People

AbstractObjectiveTo measure and describe the prevalence and severity of household food insecurity in a remote on-reserve First Nations community using the Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM) and to evaluate the perceived relevance of the HFSSM for this population.DesignHousehold food security status was determined from the eighteen-item HFSSM following the classifications developed by Health Canada for the Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2·2 Nutrition. One adult from each household in the community was invited to complete the HFSSM and to comment on its relevance as a tool to measure food security for First Nations communities.SettingSub-Arctic Ontario, Canada.SubjectsHouseholds (n64).ResultsSeventy per cent of households were food insecure, 17 % severely and 53 % moderately. The prevalence of food insecurity in households with children was 76 %. Among respondents from homes rated as having severe food insecurity, all (100 %) reported worrying that food would run out, times when food didn't last and there wasn't money to buy more, and times when they couldn't afford to eat balanced meals. The majority of respondents felt the HFSSM did not capture an accurate picture of food security for their situation. Aspects missing from the HFSSM included the high cost of market food and the incorporation of traditional food practices.ConclusionsA high prevalence of household food insecurity was reported in this community. On-reserve remote First Nations communities may be more susceptible to food insecurity than off-reserve Aboriginal populations. Initiatives that promote food security for this vulnerable population are needed.

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