Household Food Security and Women's Dietary Diversity in the Rural and Semi-Urban Population of  Muzaffargarh, Punjab

Household Food Security and Women's Dietary Diversity in the Rural and Semi-Urban Population of  Muzaffargarh, Punjab

Authors

  • Muhammad Asfand Nadeem
  • Muhammad Awais
  • Muhammad Awais Naseer
  • Muhammad Bilal
  • Muhammad Asad Sarwar
  • Meerab Kashif
  • Mehrosh Khan
  • Mehwish Jabeen
  • Mehwish Saleem
  • Minahil Naeem

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Abstract

Objective: To carry out a thorough study about food security status as well as household dietary diversity for the female population of rural areas of Muzaffargarh,
Punjab Design: Cross-sectional survey was carried out. Data were collected using structured questionnaires translated into the local language. Household dietary diversity scores measured the types of foods households consumed, and the households were classified by food security status using a modified version of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale Study settings: Rural and Semi-urban areas of district Muzaffargarh Punjab, Pakistan
Population: The study includes women of the rural population, more precisely the women of childbearing age in district Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan

Published

2023-02-10 — Updated on 2022-09-20

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How to Cite

Nadeem, M. A., Awais, M., Naseer, M. A., Bilal, M., Sarwar, M. A., Kashif, M., Khan, M., Jabeen, M., Saleem, M., & Naeem, M. (2022). Household Food Security and Women’s Dietary Diversity in the Rural and Semi-Urban Population of  Muzaffargarh, Punjab. Journal of Society of Prevention, Advocacy and Research KEMU, 1(2). Retrieved from https://journalofspark.com/journal/index.php/JSpark/article/view/30 (Original work published February 10, 2023)

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): JSPARK

Section

Scientific Research

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