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Access to and availability of various food sources is not an issue in rural communities. However, there is no guarantee that households are not affected by nutritional inadequacy, which is still a problem in most underdeveloped nations. A mixed-methods study was conducted to determine the HDDS through snowballing method for the last 12 months' food-source-group and the 48-hour diet recall. Ninety-eight households in 2 rural communities in Malaita participated in the interview between April and May 2019 and analyzed through SPSS and QDA MINER. The aim is to analyze the household dietary patterns of two communities between Zion 1 and Zion 2. The study also hypothesizes that the dietary pattern of households has not changed. A total of 9 food groups; grain, white roots and tubers, plantains, oils/fats (95.90%), condiments (83.70%), and meat/poultry/sea foods (77.60%) were consumed. Majority of the food consumed are from the gardens followed by other food sources which makes up the average HDDS of 5. A correlation analysis found a statistically significant relationship between HDDS and total meal (0.504*) with no relationships between demographic. When comparing 48-hour food sources and food groups to the last year, there was little to no difference in accessibility and availability. This implies that the majority of households are likely to achieve their nutritional needs within the parameters of their dietary trend. Despite the fact that households have adequate food access, there is a significant need to improve their nutritional needs, even if they consume the average required food groups. |
