The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022

In this research note, we provide an overview of the state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar using a recently collected household dataset. We examine food security using a household hunger scale and a food consumption score. To examine the state of nutrition, we examine the diet quality of i...

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Main Author: Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140953
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description In this research note, we provide an overview of the state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar using a recently collected household dataset. We examine food security using a household hunger scale and a food consumption score. To examine the state of nutrition, we examine the diet quality of individuals across Myanmar for three separate but important sections of population: (1) adults (18+ years), (2) women of reproductive age (15-49 years), and (3) children (6-23 and 6-59 months). We explore these indicators using three rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS) collected over the phone in the first three quarters of 2022 – hereafter Q1, Q2 and Q3 – among over 12,000 households in 310 townships of Myanmar. MWHS is a nationally, urban/rural and state/region representative phone survey (MAPSA 2022a). We use standard food security and diet diversity measures for each of the three subpopulations to examine trends over the three rounds as well as explore heterogeneity with respect to gender, location of residence, and asset and income-based welfare indicators. We also look at disaggregated consumption of the different food groups that constitute the diet diversity measures to investigate the change in the consumption pattern of individuals. Finally, we use regression analysis to look at predictors of food insecurity and inadequate diet diversity, including household wealth and income, selfreported shocks, food prices, and household characteristics.
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spelling CGSpace1409532025-12-08T10:11:39Z The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022 Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity data analysis agricultural policies households data collection hunger nutrition food security diet quality resilience In this research note, we provide an overview of the state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar using a recently collected household dataset. We examine food security using a household hunger scale and a food consumption score. To examine the state of nutrition, we examine the diet quality of individuals across Myanmar for three separate but important sections of population: (1) adults (18+ years), (2) women of reproductive age (15-49 years), and (3) children (6-23 and 6-59 months). We explore these indicators using three rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS) collected over the phone in the first three quarters of 2022 – hereafter Q1, Q2 and Q3 – among over 12,000 households in 310 townships of Myanmar. MWHS is a nationally, urban/rural and state/region representative phone survey (MAPSA 2022a). We use standard food security and diet diversity measures for each of the three subpopulations to examine trends over the three rounds as well as explore heterogeneity with respect to gender, location of residence, and asset and income-based welfare indicators. We also look at disaggregated consumption of the different food groups that constitute the diet diversity measures to investigate the change in the consumption pattern of individuals. Finally, we use regression analysis to look at predictors of food insecurity and inadequate diet diversity, including household wealth and income, selfreported shocks, food prices, and household characteristics. 2022-12-06 2024-04-12T13:36:57Z 2024-04-12T13:36:57Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140953 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity (MAPSA). 2022. The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022. Myanmar SSP Research Note 88. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136466.
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agricultural policies
households
data collection
hunger
nutrition
food security
diet quality
resilience
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The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022
title The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022
title_full The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022
title_fullStr The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022
title_full_unstemmed The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022
title_short The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022
title_sort state of food security and nutrition in myanmar findings from the myanmar household welfare survey 2021 2022
topic data analysis
agricultural policies
households
data collection
hunger
nutrition
food security
diet quality
resilience
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140953
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