Seasonality and household diets in Ethiopia

To revisit seasonality by assessing how household diets vary across agricultural seasons in rural and urban Ethiopia. The role of seasonality on the sources and intake of energy (per capita) and household dietary diversity score (HDDS) was analysed. The use of nationally representative household-lev...

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Published in:Public health nutrition 2016-07, Vol.19 (10), p.1723-1730
Main Authors: Hirvonen, Kalle, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Worku Hassen, Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Developing countries
Diet
Energy Intake
Energy sources
Ethiopia
Family Characteristics
Food
Food security
Food Supply
Harvest
Households
Humans
LDCs
Monitoring and surveillance
Nutrition research
Research Papers
Rural areas
Rural Population
Seasonal variations
Seasons
Urban areas
Urban Population
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Summary:To revisit seasonality by assessing how household diets vary across agricultural seasons in rural and urban Ethiopia. The role of seasonality on the sources and intake of energy (per capita) and household dietary diversity score (HDDS) was analysed. The use of nationally representative household-level data collected each month over one year to study the seasonal changes in the sources and intake of energy and HDDS. Eleven regions of Ethiopia, including rural and urban settings. Total of 27 835 households were interviewed between July 2010 and July 2011 in all eleven regions of the country. On average each month saw 2300 household interviews, yielding nationally representative data for each calendar month. For rural households, the mean daily per capita energy intake was 10 288 kJ (2459 kcal) in February (post-harvest period) and lower in the lean season: 9703 kJ (2319 kcal) in June (P
ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980015003237