Nutritional Deprivation Index is negatively associated with socio-economic factors in Paraguayan households
The present study aimed to examine the nutritional deprivation of Paraguayan households (measured as households' access to diverse diets) and investigate the association between nutritional deprivation and socio-economic characteristics in a large sample. An extension of Alkire–Foster methodolo...
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| description | The present study aimed to examine the nutritional deprivation of Paraguayan households (measured as households' access to diverse diets) and investigate the association between nutritional deprivation and socio-economic characteristics in a large sample. An extension of Alkire–Foster methodology, a technique widely employed in multidimensional poverty measurement, was used to calculate both the incidence and intensity of nutritional deprivation. The resulting Nutritional Deprivation Index allows us to consider minimum food group requirements that vary by food groups as well as by individual characteristics such as age, sex and activity level. Applying the methodology to a nationally representative sample of households from the 2011–2012 Income and Expenditures Household Survey, the study found that about two in every three Paraguayan households (67 %) were inadequately nourished in at least four (of the total of six) food groups. Although no significant differences were found between rural and urban households, the incidence of multi-dimensionally deprived households generally decreased as income increased. Logistic regression results showed that nutritional deprivation decreased as household income and mother's education increased and increased with household size. Our study concludes that the majority of Paraguayan households is significantly nutritionally deprived across most food groups and suggests that strategies are needed to improve their access to diverse diets, especially among its lower- and middle-income segments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-963f43b565214297bbd99b5a2b67a3f22023-03-09T12:39:11ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Nutritional Science2048-67902020-01-01910.1017/jns.2020.13Nutritional Deprivation Index is negatively associated with socio-economic factors in Paraguayan householdsVit Bubak0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4915-1419Matteo Cellamare1Marta Sanabria2Instituto Desarrollo, Guido Spano 2575, Asunción, Paraguay Centro para la Economía y el Desarrollo Humano, Exc. Juan Estigarribia 6221, Luque, ParaguayInstituto Desarrollo, Guido Spano 2575, Asunción, Paraguay Centro para la Economía y el Desarrollo Humano, Exc. Juan Estigarribia 6221, Luque, ParaguayNational University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, ParaguayThe present study aimed to examine the nutritional deprivation of Paraguayan households (measured as households' access to diverse diets) and investigate the association between nutritional deprivation and socio-economic characteristics in a large sample. An extension of Alkire–Foster methodology, a technique widely employed in multidimensional poverty measurement, was used to calculate both the incidence and intensity of nutritional deprivation. The resulting Nutritional Deprivation Index allows us to consider minimum food group requirements that vary by food groups as well as by individual characteristics such as age, sex and activity level. Applying the methodology to a nationally representative sample of households from the 2011–2012 Income and Expenditures Household Survey, the study found that about two in every three Paraguayan households (67 %) were inadequately nourished in at least four (of the total of six) food groups. Although no significant differences were found between rural and urban households, the incidence of multi-dimensionally deprived households generally decreased as income increased. Logistic regression results showed that nutritional deprivation decreased as household income and mother's education increased and increased with household size. Our study concludes that the majority of Paraguayan households is significantly nutritionally deprived across most food groups and suggests that strategies are needed to improve their access to diverse diets, especially among its lower- and middle-income segments.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679020000130/type/journal_articleDietary diversitySocio-economic statusHousehold surveysLatin America |
| spellingShingle | Vit Bubak Matteo Cellamare Marta Sanabria Nutritional Deprivation Index is negatively associated with socio-economic factors in Paraguayan households Journal of Nutritional Science Dietary diversity Socio-economic status Household surveys Latin America |
| title | Nutritional Deprivation Index is negatively associated with socio-economic factors in Paraguayan households |
| title_full | Nutritional Deprivation Index is negatively associated with socio-economic factors in Paraguayan households |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional Deprivation Index is negatively associated with socio-economic factors in Paraguayan households |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional Deprivation Index is negatively associated with socio-economic factors in Paraguayan households |
| title_short | Nutritional Deprivation Index is negatively associated with socio-economic factors in Paraguayan households |
| title_sort | nutritional deprivation index is negatively associated with socio economic factors in paraguayan households |
| topic | Dietary diversity Socio-economic status Household surveys Latin America |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679020000130/type/journal_article |
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