Survey data on income, food security, and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya
This article describes data collected to analyze consumer behaviors in vulnerable populations by examining key access constraints to nutritious foods among households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri‑urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. The key variables studied include wealth status,...
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| author | Fridah N Nyakundi Mercy Mutua Mercy G Lung' aho Christine K Chege John Ndung' u Rhoda Nungo David Karanja |
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| description | This article describes data collected to analyze consumer behaviors in vulnerable populations by examining key access constraints to nutritious foods among households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri‑urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. The key variables studied include wealth status, food security, and dietary behavior indicators at individual and household level. Household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS), livelihood coping strategies (LCS), food expenditure share (FES), food consumption score (FCS), household dietary diversity score (HDDS), minimum dietary diversity-women(MDD-W), and child dietary diversity score (CDDS) indicators were used to measure food security. Household assets were used to develop an asset-based wealth index that grouped the study sample population into five wealth quantiles, while income levels were used to estimate FES. The hypothesis that guided the cross-sectional survey conducted to generate these data is that vulnerability to food insecurity and poverty are important drivers of food choice that influence household and individual dietary behavior. Data from this study was thus used to assess direction and strength of association between; household food insecurity, wealth status, women, children, and household dietary behavior in both urban and peri‑urban populations sampled. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50634ab06ae34ed0bb7fb63f113194bf2022-12-21T23:18:06ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092020-12-0133106542Survey data on income, food security, and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, KenyaFridah N Nyakundi0Mercy Mutua1Mercy G Lung' aho2Christine K Chege3John Ndung' u4Rhoda Nungo5David Karanja6International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya; Corresponding author.International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, KenyaInternational Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, KenyaInternational Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, KenyaKenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P.O. Box 57811-00200, Nairobi, KenyaKenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P.O. Box 57811-00200, Nairobi, KenyaKenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P.O. Box 57811-00200, Nairobi, KenyaThis article describes data collected to analyze consumer behaviors in vulnerable populations by examining key access constraints to nutritious foods among households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri‑urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. The key variables studied include wealth status, food security, and dietary behavior indicators at individual and household level. Household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS), livelihood coping strategies (LCS), food expenditure share (FES), food consumption score (FCS), household dietary diversity score (HDDS), minimum dietary diversity-women(MDD-W), and child dietary diversity score (CDDS) indicators were used to measure food security. Household assets were used to develop an asset-based wealth index that grouped the study sample population into five wealth quantiles, while income levels were used to estimate FES. The hypothesis that guided the cross-sectional survey conducted to generate these data is that vulnerability to food insecurity and poverty are important drivers of food choice that influence household and individual dietary behavior. Data from this study was thus used to assess direction and strength of association between; household food insecurity, wealth status, women, children, and household dietary behavior in both urban and peri‑urban populations sampled.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340920314244Wealth statusHousehold food insecurityWomenChildrenDietary diversity |
| spellingShingle | Fridah N Nyakundi Mercy Mutua Mercy G Lung' aho Christine K Chege John Ndung' u Rhoda Nungo David Karanja Survey data on income, food security, and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya Data in Brief Wealth status Household food insecurity Women Children Dietary diversity |
| title | Survey data on income, food security, and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya |
| title_full | Survey data on income, food security, and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Survey data on income, food security, and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survey data on income, food security, and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya |
| title_short | Survey data on income, food security, and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio-economic status in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya |
| title_sort | survey data on income food security and dietary behavior among women and children from households of differing socio economic status in urban and peri urban areas of nairobi kenya |
| topic | Wealth status Household food insecurity Women Children Dietary diversity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340920314244 |
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