Dietary diversity and vegetable and fruit consumption of households in a resource-poor peri-urban South Africa community differ by food security status
Date
2017Author
Faber, Mieke
Wenhold, Friede A. M.
Laurie, Sunette M.
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Sociodemographic, living standard measure, consumption of
vegetables and fruit, and dietary diversity in relation to household food security were assessed. Using a hunger score, households were categorized as food secure (n = 125) or food
insecure (n = 273). Food secure respondents had a higher
mean dietary diversity score (3.98; 95%CI [3.79, 4.18] versus
3.65; 95% [CI 3.53, 3.77]), were more likely to eat vitamin A–rich
foods (OR 1.15; 95% CI [1.05, 1.26]), a more varied diet (DDS ≥
4, OR 1.90; 95% CI [1.19, 3.13]), and vegetables daily (OR 3.37;
95% CI [2.00, 5.76]). Cost limited daily vegetable/fruit consumption in food insecure households. Respondents with ≥ 8 years
of schooling were more likely (OR 2.07; 95% CI [1.22, 3.53]) and
households receiving social grants were less likely (OR 0.37;
95% CI [0.19, 0.72]) to be food secure. Results highlight the
association between dietary diversity and household food
security