Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey

The study explored the spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity with the association of sociodemographic characteristics at the household level in Bangladesh. This study was a secondary data analysis of Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) data of 2...

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Autores principales: Mitu, Mst. Maxim Parvin, Islam, Khaleda, Sarwar, Sneha, Ali, Masum, Amin, Md. Ruhul
Formato: Journal Article
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141359
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author Mitu, Mst. Maxim Parvin
Islam, Khaleda
Sarwar, Sneha
Ali, Masum
Amin, Md. Ruhul
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Amin, Md. Ruhul
Islam, Khaleda
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description The study explored the spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity with the association of sociodemographic characteristics at the household level in Bangladesh. This study was a secondary data analysis of Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) data of 2016. Both statistical and spatial analyses were applied while assessing diet qualities in terms of the household dietary diversity score (HDDS), percentage of food energy from staples (PFES), and percentage of expenditure on food (PEF) as an indicator of the economic vulnerability to food insecurity (EVFI). The study’s findings revealed that the quality of people’s diets worsened as they moved from urban to rural area, and EVFI increased as they moved from the center to the periphery of the country. Nationally, the average HDDS was about 6.3, and the average PFES per household per day was about 70.4%. The spatial distribution of HDDS and PFES showed that rural regions in terms of settlements and the north, northwest and southeast regions had mostly low diet diversity. Besides, the average PEF per household per day was about 54%, with the highest in Mymensingh (57.4%) and the lowest in Dhaka division (50.2%). The average PEF in the households illustrated was highest in rural (55.2%) and lowest in the city (45.7%). Overall, based on the PEF at the sub-district level, the medium level of vulnerability comprised the highest share (69%) in Bangladesh. Age, gender, literacy, educational qualification and religion of the household’s head along with the number of earners, monthly income, area of settlements and divisions were significantly correlated with HDDS, PFES and EVFI. The study findings suggest that targeted interventions, including access to education, women empowerment and employment generation programs should be implemented in peripheral areas (north, northwest and southeast) to increase diet quality and minimize economic vulnerability to achieve sustainable food and nutrition security in Bangladesh.
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spelling CGSpace1413592025-12-08T10:29:22Z Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey Mitu, Mst. Maxim Parvin Islam, Khaleda Sarwar, Sneha Ali, Masum Amin, Md. Ruhul income expenditure economic situation surveys household expenditure households household income spatial analysis food security diet quality diet The study explored the spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity with the association of sociodemographic characteristics at the household level in Bangladesh. This study was a secondary data analysis of Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) data of 2016. Both statistical and spatial analyses were applied while assessing diet qualities in terms of the household dietary diversity score (HDDS), percentage of food energy from staples (PFES), and percentage of expenditure on food (PEF) as an indicator of the economic vulnerability to food insecurity (EVFI). The study’s findings revealed that the quality of people’s diets worsened as they moved from urban to rural area, and EVFI increased as they moved from the center to the periphery of the country. Nationally, the average HDDS was about 6.3, and the average PFES per household per day was about 70.4%. The spatial distribution of HDDS and PFES showed that rural regions in terms of settlements and the north, northwest and southeast regions had mostly low diet diversity. Besides, the average PEF per household per day was about 54%, with the highest in Mymensingh (57.4%) and the lowest in Dhaka division (50.2%). The average PEF in the households illustrated was highest in rural (55.2%) and lowest in the city (45.7%). Overall, based on the PEF at the sub-district level, the medium level of vulnerability comprised the highest share (69%) in Bangladesh. Age, gender, literacy, educational qualification and religion of the household’s head along with the number of earners, monthly income, area of settlements and divisions were significantly correlated with HDDS, PFES and EVFI. The study findings suggest that targeted interventions, including access to education, women empowerment and employment generation programs should be implemented in peripheral areas (north, northwest and southeast) to increase diet quality and minimize economic vulnerability to achieve sustainable food and nutrition security in Bangladesh. 2022-05-07 2024-04-12T13:37:45Z 2024-04-12T13:37:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141359 en Open Access MDPI Mitu, Mst. Maxim Parvin; Islam, Khaleda; Sarwar, Sneha; Ali, Masum; and Amin, Md. Ruhul. 2022. Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey. Sustainability 14(9): 5643. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095643
spellingShingle income
expenditure
economic situation
surveys
household expenditure
households
household income
spatial analysis
food security
diet quality
diet
Mitu, Mst. Maxim Parvin
Islam, Khaleda
Sarwar, Sneha
Ali, Masum
Amin, Md. Ruhul
Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey
title Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey
title_full Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey
title_fullStr Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey
title_full_unstemmed Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey
title_short Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey
title_sort spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in bangladesh results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey
topic income
expenditure
economic situation
surveys
household expenditure
households
household income
spatial analysis
food security
diet quality
diet
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141359
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