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Dietary patterns and household food in security in rural populations of Kilosa district, Tanzania

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dc.creator Ntwenya, Julius Edward
dc.creator Kinabo, Joyce
dc.creator Msuya, John
dc.creator Mamiro, Peter
dc.creator Majili, Zahara Saidi
dc.date 2021-05-18T06:42:55Z
dc.date 2021-05-18T06:42:55Z
dc.date 2015
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T14:01:42Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T14:01:42Z
dc.identifier Ntwenya, J. E., Kinabo, J., Msuya, J., Mamiro, P., & Majili, Z. S. (2015). Dietary patterns and household food insecurity in rural populations of Kilosa district, Tanzania. PloS One, 10(5), e0126038.
dc.identifier URL:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0126038
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3079
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3079
dc.description Full text article. Also available at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0126038
dc.description Few studies have investigated the relationship between dietary pattern and household food insecurity. The objective of the present analysis was to describe the food consumption patterns and to relate these with the prevalence of food insecurity in the context of a rural community. Three hundred and seven (307) randomly selected households in Kilosa district participated in the study. Data were collected during the rainy season (February–May) and post harvest season (September–October) in the year 2011. Food consumption pattern was determined using a 24-h dietary recall method. Food insecurity data were based on the 30 day recall experience to food insecurity in the household. Factor analysis method using Principal Components extraction function was used to derive the dietary patterns and correlation analysis was used to establish the existing relationship between household food insecurity and dietary patterns factor score. Four food consumption patterns namely (I) Meat and milk; (II) Pulses, legumes, nuts and cooking oils; (III) fish (and other sea foods), roots and tubers; (IV) Cereals, vegetables and fruits consumption patterns were identified during harvest season. Dietary patterns identified during the rainy season were as follows: (I) Fruits, cooking oils, fats, roots and tubers (II) Eggs, meat, milk and milk products (III) Fish, other sea foods, vegetables, roots and tubers and (IV) Pulses, legumes, nuts, cereals and vegetables. Household food insecurity was 80% and 69% during rainy and harvest–seasons, respectively (P = 0.01). Household food insecurity access scale score was negatively correlated with the factor scores on household dietary diversity. Food consumption patterns and food insecurity varied by seasons with worst scenarios most prevalent during the rainy season. The risk for inadequate dietary diversity was higher among food insecure households compared to food secure households. Effort geared at alleviating household food insecurity could contribute to consumption of a wide range of food items at the household level.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Public library of science (PLoS)
dc.subject Household food
dc.subject Dietary
dc.subject Household food insecurity
dc.subject Kilosa district
dc.subject Diet
dc.subject Malnutrition
dc.subject Food insecurity
dc.subject Nutrition
dc.subject Rural community
dc.title Dietary patterns and household food in security in rural populations of Kilosa district, Tanzania
dc.type Article


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