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Measures of food insecurity/security
D P Keenan1, C Olson, J C Hersey
1Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08854, USA. keenan@aesop.rutgers.edu
Journal of Nutrition Education
|July 15, 2003
Summary
Nutrition education can improve food security and nutritional status. Brief household food security tools are reliable and valuable for assessments and planning, with potential for evaluating nutrition education effectiveness.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition science
- Public health
- Food security studies
Background:
- Nutrition education is crucial for food security and nutritional status.
- Household food security measurement tools have advanced significantly.
- Existing tools demonstrate reliability in population surveys.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the role of nutrition education in food security.
- To assess the utility of household food security tools in nutrition education evaluation.
- To explore the potential of these tools for monitoring and planning.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on nutrition education and food security measurement.
- Analysis of the reliability and validity of brief household food security tools.
- Exploration of the association between food security measures and nutrient intake.
Main Results:
- Household food security tools are reliable for population surveys.
- Food security measures correlate with nutrient intake.
- These tools are valuable for monitoring, needs assessment, and planning.
Conclusions:
- Food security measurement tools show promise for evaluating nutrition education.
- Further research is needed on tool sensitivity and reliability over time.
- Integrating food security into nutrition education evaluations is recommended.
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