Influence of Seasonal On-Farm Diversity on Dietary Diversity: A Case Study of Smallholder Farming Households in Western Kenya
Influence of Seasonal On-Farm Diversity on Dietary Diversity: A Case Study of Smallholder Farming Households in Western Kenya
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DOI：
10.1080/03670244.2016.1200037
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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1.8
通讯作者：
Keding, Gudrun B.
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作者：
Ng'endo, Mary;Bhagwat, Shonil;Keding, Gudrun B.
本研究探讨了肯尼亚西部农村两个季节饮食模式与农场多样性以及社会经济变量之间的关系。两次调查的平均值显示，家庭和妇女的平均膳食多样性得分（DDS）较低，表明家庭经济获取食物的途径较低，妇女的膳食质量较低。食品消费评分（FCS）显示，在2014年的调查中，大多数家庭（83%）和女性（90%）在连续7天内实现了可接受的食品消费水平。虽然食物得分和七个农场多样性指标之间没有很强的联系，但这两个食物得分都与家庭的财富状况、户主和配偶的种族以及配偶的教育水平显著相关。对于整体家庭粮食和营养安全方法，我们建议将重点从农业生产因素转向纳入容易被忽视的社会经济因素，如家庭决策权和种族。
This study explored the associations between dietary patterns and farm diversity as well as socioeconomic variables during two seasons in rural Western Kenya. As a mean of two surveys, the average dietary diversity scores (DDS) of households and women were low, implying low household economic access to food and low women's dietary quality. The Food Consumption Score (FCS) showed that acceptable levels of food consumption were realized over seven consecutive days in the 2014 survey by the majority of households (83%) and women (90%). While there was no strong association between the food scores and seven farm diversity indicators, both food scores were significantly associated with the household's wealth status, ethnicity of both the household head and the spouse, and the education level of the spouse. For holistic household food and nutrition security approaches, we suggest a shift from a focus on farm production factors to incorporating easily overlooked socioeconomic factors such as household decision-making power and ethnicity.