Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning?

Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) are routinely conducted in several countries on nationally representative samples, often on a regular basis. The HCES have been considered as a potential alternative to more expensive surveys of individuals' food intakes for use in nutritional as...

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Main Authors: Murphy, Suzanne, Ruel, Marie T., Carriquiry, Alicia
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: SAGE Publications 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153206
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Ruel, Marie T.
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description Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) are routinely conducted in several countries on nationally representative samples, often on a regular basis. The HCES have been considered as a potential alternative to more expensive surveys of individuals' food intakes for use in nutritional assessment and in planning programs such as food fortification. HCES gather information on household food availability (purchased, produced, or received as gifts) and use over a given period of time, often the past week or month.To discuss the potential usefulness of HCES consumption data for nutritional assessment and planning for populations of households and individuals within the households.There are several limitations to the HCES, most notably the difficulty of estimating the intrahousehold allocation of foods and therefore of quantifying the actual food intake of individual household members. Another concern is the lack of information on the variability of consumption over time, making it difficult to estimate the distribution of usual consumption, and thus the prevalence of nutrient inadequacies or excesses. Other potential limitations might be addressed by improvements to the HCES questionnaires, such as including information on foods that are available but not consumed and those that are consumed outside the home. Research is needed to better understand both the strengths and the weaknesses of the HCES data when used to assess and plan intakes at the household and individual levels
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spelling CGSpace1532062024-11-15T08:52:25Z Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning? Murphy, Suzanne Ruel, Marie T. Carriquiry, Alicia food fortification food intake household consumption and expenditures surveys nutrient intake dietary nutrition assessment Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) are routinely conducted in several countries on nationally representative samples, often on a regular basis. The HCES have been considered as a potential alternative to more expensive surveys of individuals' food intakes for use in nutritional assessment and in planning programs such as food fortification. HCES gather information on household food availability (purchased, produced, or received as gifts) and use over a given period of time, often the past week or month.To discuss the potential usefulness of HCES consumption data for nutritional assessment and planning for populations of households and individuals within the households.There are several limitations to the HCES, most notably the difficulty of estimating the intrahousehold allocation of foods and therefore of quantifying the actual food intake of individual household members. Another concern is the lack of information on the variability of consumption over time, making it difficult to estimate the distribution of usual consumption, and thus the prevalence of nutrient inadequacies or excesses. Other potential limitations might be addressed by improvements to the HCES questionnaires, such as including information on foods that are available but not consumed and those that are consumed outside the home. Research is needed to better understand both the strengths and the weaknesses of the HCES data when used to assess and plan intakes at the household and individual levels 2012-09 2024-10-01T13:55:47Z 2024-10-01T13:55:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153206 en Open Access SAGE Publications Murphy, Suzanne; Ruel, Marie T.; Carriquiry, Alicia 2012. Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning? Food & Nutrition Bulletin 33(Supplement 2): 235S-241S https://doi.org/10.1177/15648265120333S213
spellingShingle food fortification
food intake
household consumption and expenditures surveys
nutrient intake
dietary nutrition assessment
Murphy, Suzanne
Ruel, Marie T.
Carriquiry, Alicia
Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning?
title Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning?
title_full Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning?
title_fullStr Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning?
title_full_unstemmed Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning?
title_short Should Household Consumption and Expenditures Surveys (HCES) be used for nutritional assessment and planning?
title_sort should household consumption and expenditures surveys hces be used for nutritional assessment and planning
topic food fortification
food intake
household consumption and expenditures surveys
nutrient intake
dietary nutrition assessment
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153206
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