Socioeconomic Determinants of Food Insecurity among Zambian Households: Evidence from a National Household Survey
| Autor: | Maio Bulawayo, Justin Sichone, Manenga Ndulo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Food security digestive oral and skin physiology Geography Planning and Development Logit Nutritional status Development Food insecurity 03 medical and health sciences Household survey 0302 clinical medicine Geography 030225 pediatrics Environmental health 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomic status |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Asian and African Studies. 54:800-818 |
| ISSN: | 1745-2538 0021-9096 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0021909619841655 |
| Popis: | Meal frequency is an important indicator of food security and nutritional status. Defining food insecurity as a household’s inability to consume at least three meals a day, this study uses a logit model to investigate the socioeconomic determinants of food insecurity among Zambian households. Primary data from the 2010 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey data set developed by the Central Statistical Office were used. The 2010 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey used a nationally representative sample of about 20,000 households. This study found that urban households, households with higher income, and households with younger, more educated and male heads were more likely to be food-secure. Therefore, there is need to accelerate investments in formal education, narrow the rural–urban socioeconomic divide, and reduce gender inequities through deliberate policies to increase women’s access to and control over economic resources such as land. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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