Background
Conceptual framework
Methods
Setting and study design
Data collection
Measurements
Household’s demographics
Household’s agricultural and homestead production, and processing
Household’s dietary intakes and food sources
Nutritional Functional Diversity (NFD) score
Household food security
Anthropometrics
Statistical analysis
Results
Household’s demographic characteristics
Variables | Household’s food security status | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total household | FS1 | FI2 | ||
(n = 321) | 150 (46.7%) | 171 (53.3%) | ||
Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | p-value† | |
Family size (persons) | 4.64 (0.11) | 4.28 (0.15) | 4.98 (0.16) | 0.004 |
Age of household head (years) | 43.57 (0.82) | 43.72 (1.39) | 43.45 (0.95) | 0.235 |
Household income (Rial3) | 10,309,304.6 (573,032.7) | 13,361,259.0 (994,321.5) | 7,644,593.8 (565,466.2) | < 0.001 |
Household’s income excluding subsidy (rial3) | 7,783,696.4 (564,935.8) | 10,957,500.0 (982,080.1) | 5,008,812.5 (540,812.1) | < 0.001 |
Village distance from the city (Km) | 68.90 (1.27) | 64.76 (1.65) | 72.77 (1.88) | 0.006 |
MAR4 | 67.43 (0.75) | 69.50 (1.11) | 65.74 (1.01) | 0.009 |
NFD5 household’s agriculture, (n = 17 households) (5.2%) | 1.4 (0.5) | - | - | - |
NFD of homestead production (n = 145 households) (44.8%) | 3.72 (0.20) | 3.5 (0.34) | 3.83 (0.26) | 0.415 |
NFD of household’s food processing, (n = 141 households) (43.5%) | 3.69 (0.25) | 3.57 (0.36) | 3.77 (0.35) | 0.966 |
NFD of Consumption | ||||
Food purchased from the city, (n = 311 households) (96%) | 15.92 (0.34) | 17.58 (0.47) | 14.53 (0.48) | < 0.001 |
Food purchased from village, (n = 277 households) (85.5) | 6.93 (0.37) | 6.05 (0.53) | 7.72 (0.51) | 0.021 |
Received gift, (n = 159 household’s) (50.9%) | 3.24 (0.32) | 2.65 (0.41) | 3.62 (0.48) | 0.374 |
Native wild vegetables, (n = 208 households) (64.2%) | 1.23 (0.08) | 0.98 (0.12) | 1.40 (0.12) | 0.029 |
Household’s dietary, (n = 321 Households) (100%) | 16.28 (0.19) | 16.62 (0.31) | 16.00 (0.25) | 0.280 |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value†† | |
Household’s Welfare index | ||||
Low | 106 (32.7) | 42 (40) | 63 (60) | 0.002 |
Medium | 107 (32.7) | 41 (39) | 64 (61) | |
High | 111 (34.3) | 66 (60) | 44 (40) | |
Residence status | ||||
Ownership | 249 (77.7) | 117 (47) | 132 (53) | 0.775 |
Rent/other | 71 (22.3) | 32 (45.1) | 39 (54.9) | |
Households received additional subsidies (in addition to the national subsidy) | ||||
Yes | 79 (23.5) | 32 (42.7) | 43 (57.3) | 0.421 |
No | 248 (76.5) | 118 (48) | 128 (52) | |
Household head characteristics | ||||
Gender | ||||
Male | 266 (82.1) | 128 (48.5) | 136 (51.5) | 0.175 |
Female | 58 (17.9) | 22 (38.6) | 35 (61.4) | |
Education level | ||||
Illiterate and primary | 215 (67) | 94 (43.7) | 121 (56.3) | 0.124 |
High school and higher education | 106 (33) | 56 (52.8) | 50 (47.2) | |
Employment | ||||
Employed | 188 (58.9) | 104 (55) | 85 (45) | 0.001 |
Unemployed/housewife | 132 (41.1) | 46 (35.4) | 84 (64.6) | |
Married status | ||||
Married | 258 (80.2) | 123 (47.7) | 135 (52.3) | 0.492 |
Other (Single/Divorced/Widowed) | 63 (19.8) | 27 (42.9) | 36 (57.1) | |
Weight status (based on BMI6) | ||||
Normal | 162 (52.6) | 78 (48.8) | 82 (51.2) | 0.096 |
Wasted | 50 (16.2) | 18 (33.3) | 36 (66.7) | |
Overweight/obese | 96 (31.2) | 46 (50.5) | 45 (49.5) | |
Waist circumference | ||||
Normal | 236 (77.1) | 107 (45.7) | 127 (54.3) | 0.759 |
Abdominal obesity | 70 (22.9) | 33 (47.8) | 36 (52.2) |
NFD score of rural food and nutrition system
Household’s food security status
NFD and food security
Predictors | Household’s food security status | |
---|---|---|
Without control variables | With control variablesa | |
FI1 | FI | |
OR (CI95%) | OR (CI95%) | |
NFD of homestead production | 1.047 (0.918–1.193) | 1.123 (0.930–1.355) |
NFD of household’s food processing | 1.023 (0.916–1.143) | 1.047 (0.899–1.219) |
NFD of Consumption | ||
Food purchased from city | 0.916 (0.880–0.955)*** | 0.928 (0.881–0.978)** |
Food purchased from the village | 1.045 (1.005–1.088)* | 1.051 (1.000–1.104)* |
Received gift | 1.061 (0.979–1.150) | 1.057 (0.961–1.164) |
Native wild vegetables | 1.311 (1.036–1.659)* | 1.195 (0.890–1.604) |
Household’s diet | 0.952 (0.894–1.013) | 0.969 (0.895–1.048) |
NFD and mean adequacy ratio
Predictors | Household’s MAR1 | |
---|---|---|
Without control variables | With control variables† | |
B (CI95%) | B (CI95%) | |
NFD of homestead production | -0.035 (-1.065–694) | 0.412 (-0.450–1.275) |
NFD of household’s food processing | 0.121 (-0.194–1.219) | 0.419 (-0.297–1.134) |
NFD of Consumption | ||
Food purchased from city | 0.233 (0.273–0.756)*** | 0.353 (0.108–0.599)** |
Food purchased from village | 0.032 (-0.192–0.332) | -0.017 (-0.266–0.232) |
Received gift | 0.146 (-0.036–1.007) | 0.458 (-0.059–0.976) |
Native wild vegetables | 0.127 (-0.100–2.733) | 0.876 (-0.504–2.256) |
NFD and anthropometric indicators
Predictors | BMI1 of household head | |
---|---|---|
Without control variables | With control variablesa | |
B (CI 95%) | B (CI 95%) | |
NFD of homestead production | 0.233 (-0.098–0.563) | 0.069 (-0.298–0.435) |
NFD of household’s food processing | 0.044 (-0.205–0.294) | 0.033 (-0.238–0.304) |
NFD of Consumption | ||
Food purchased from city | 0163 (0.077–0.249)*** | 0.087 (-0.006–0.180) |
Food purchased from the village | -0.035 (-0.125–0.056) | -0.034 (-0.125–0.057) |
Received gift | 0.20 (-0.173–0.213) | 0.058 (-0.122–0.238) |
Native wild vegetables | 0.218 (-0.294–0.730) | 0.078 (-0.468–0.624) |
Household’s diet | 0.184 (0.041–0.328)* | 0.033 (-0.124–0.191) |
Predictors | Waist circumference of household head | |
---|---|---|
Without control variables | With control variablesa | |
B (CI95%) | B (CI95%) | |
NFD of homestead production | 0.608 (-0.262–1.478) | 0.147 (-0.803–1.098) |
NFD of household’s food processing | 0.237 (-0.454–0.928) | 0.063 (-0.650–0.777) |
NFD of Consumption | ||
Food purchased from city | 0.433 (0.209–0.657)*** | 0.163 (-0.072–0.398) |
Food purchased from the village | -0.122(-0.363–0.119) | -0.105 (-0.335–0.124) |
Received gift | 0.160 (-0.345–0.666) | 0.345 (-0.136–0.827) |
Native wild vegetables | 0.885 (-0.416–2.186) | 0.217 (-1.113–1.546) |
Household’s diet | 0.607 (0.232–0.981) | 0.130 (-0.268–0.528) |