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Comparative analysis of household food access indicators in Zimbabwe
Thesis (PhDFoodSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132151 Comparative analysis of household food access indicators in Zimbabwe Butau-Mocho, Blessing Dzama, Kennedy Mudhara, Maxwell Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Agrisciences. Dept. of Food Science. Food security -- Safety measures -- Zimbabwe Food security -- Data processing Household surveys --Zimbabwe Food supply -- Zimbabwe Household food access -- Analysis Poverty -- Economic aspects -- Zimbabwe UCTD Thesis (PhDFoodSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Butau-Mocho, B. 2025. Comparative Analysis of Household Food Access Indicators in Zimbabwe. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/83197f78-4ae4-4be1-9d7a-7acfd940a70d ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Food security's multidimensional, evolving, and latent nature presents significant challenges to accurate measurement. No universally accepted measure currently exists that addresses all the dimensions of food security, particularly the food access dimension. Various proxy measures covering different household food security dimensions are available, and, individually, they produce quite different food security analyses and estimates for the same populations. This often complicates programming and policy interventions and comparing food security analysis across different contexts. The complexity of food insecurity's various dimensions and severities necessitates using complementary indicators. Measures like the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS), the Food Consumption Score (FCS), the Coping Strategy Index (CSI), the reduced Coping Strategy Index (rCSI), the Household Hunger Score (HHS), Livelihood Coping strategies (LCS), and the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) are increasingly found in suites of food access measures being used together in attempts to produce more comprehensive food security analysis. This study, therefore, is a response to the need for a more comprehensive approach to food security measurement. Using primary data collected from 780 households from two rural districts of Mazowe and Mudzi in Zimbabwe during two periods representing the peak hunger period and the harvest season, this study explored the comparative performance of the seven household food access measures. These measures have never been systematically and empirically compared to one another on the same population using the same household sample survey as was accomplished in this study, particularly in the Zimbabwean context. At commonly applied thresholds, all seven household-level food access measures demonstrated an ability to identify varying proportions of sampled households as food insecure. Specifically, the FIES (58% - 68%), FCS 48%-66%), and rCSI (67%-79%) classified a higher percentage of households as food insecure, while the LCS (5.6%-54%) and HHS (11%-34%) identified the lowest proportions across the two districts and the two seasons. The relative estimates for food insecurity prevalence across the two districts remained consistent among most indicators throughout the two seasons, save for the LCS. Like results from a similar comparative analysis of the food access measures, the correlations amongst the measures were significant but mostly moderate to low. The correlations between rCSI and CSI (0.884), and between the HDDS and FCS (0,707) were expectedly high. Although these indicators were significantly sensitive to financial and seasonal shocks at the household level, they exhibited incredibly low coefficients. These findings highlight the complexities involved in measuring household food access and emphasize the importance of using multiple indicators or a more composite measure to obtain a comprehensive household food access measurement. A composite measure can be created by integrating constituent items from established household food access metrics, which allows for a deeper understanding of food security dynamics at the household level. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Voedselveiligheid se multidimensionele, evoluerende en latente aard stel beduidende uitdagings in die pad van akkurate meting. Daar bestaan tans geen universeel aanvaarbare maatstaf wat alle dimensies van voedselveiligheid aanspreek nie, veral die voedseltoegangdimensie. Verskeie proxy-maatstawwe wat verskillende huishoudelike voedselveiligheidsdimensies dek, is beskikbaar, en elkeen lewer heeltemal verskillende voedselveiligheidsontledings en beramings vir dieselfde populasie. Dit bemoeilik dikwels programopstelling en beleidsintervensies, asook die vergelyking van voedselveiligheidsontledings oor verskillende konteks. Die kompleksiteit van die verskillende dimensies en erns van voedselsekuriteit vereis die gebruik van aanvullende indikators. Maatstawwe soos die Huishoudelike Dieetdiversiteit-telling (HDDT), die Voedselverbruik-telling (VVT), die Kopingsstrategie-indeks (KSI), die verminderde Kopingsstrategie-indeks (rKSI), die Huishoudelike Hongertelling (HHT), Levensmiddele Kopingsstrategieë (LKS), en die Voedselonsekerheid Ervaring-skaal (VOES) word al hoe meer gebruik in suites van voedseltoegangmaatstawwe wat saam gebruik word in pogings om 'n meer omvattende voedselveiligheids analise te produseer. Hierdie studie is dus 'n reaksie op die behoefte aan 'n meer omvattende benadering tot voedselveiligheidsmeting. Primêre data van 780 huishoudings in twee landelike distrikte van Mazowe en Mudzi in Zimbabwe was versamel gedurende twee tydperke wat die hoogste hongertydperk en die oes-seisoen verteenwoordig. Hierdie studie het die vergelykende prestasie van die sewe huishoudelike voedseltoegang maatstawwe ondersoek. Hierdie maatstawwe is nog nooit sistematies en empiries teenoor mekaar vergelyk op dieselfde populasie met dieselfde huishoudelike monsterneming opname soos wat in hierdie studie bereik is nie, veral nie in die Zimbabwe- konteks nie. By algemene toegepaste drempels het alle sewe huishoudelike voedseltoegangmaatskappye die vermoë getoon om verskillende proporsies van die gemonsterde huishoudings as voedselonseker te identifiseer. Spesifiek het die VOES (58%-68%), VVT (48%-66%) en rKSI (67%-79%) 'n hoër persentasie huishoudings as voedselonseker geklassifiseer, terwyl die LKS (5.6%-54%) en HHT (11%-34%) die laagste proporsies in beide distrikte en beide seisoene geïdentifiseer het. Die relatiewe skattings van voedselsekuriteitsprevalensie oor die twee distrikte het konstant gebly onder die meeste indikators deur die twee seisoene, behalwe vir LCS. Soos die resultate van 'n soortgelyke vergelykende ontleding van die voedseltoegang maatstawwe, was die korrelasies tussen die maatstawwe beduidend, maar meestal matig tot laag. Die korrelasies tussen rKSI en KSI (0,884), en tussen die HDDT en VVT (0,707) was verwagbaar hoog. Alhoewel hierdie indikators beduidend sensitief was vir finansiële en seisoenale skokke op huishoudelike vlak, het hulle ongelooflik lae koëffisiënte getoon. Hierdie bevindings beklemtoon die kompleksiteite wat betrokke is by die meting van huishoudelike voedseltoegang en beklemtoon die belangrikheid van die gebruik van verskeie indikators of 'n meer saamgestelde maatstaf om 'n omvattende huishoudelike voedseltoegangsmeting te verkry. 'n Saamgestelde maatstaf kan geskep word deur die integrasie van samestellingsitems uit gevestigde huishoudelike voedseltoegangsmeetkunde, wat 'n dieper begrip van voedselveiligheidsdinamika op huishoudelike vlak moontlik maak. Doctoral 2025-05-28T06:20:14Z 2025-05-28T06:20:14Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132151 en Stellenbosch University ix, 74 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Food security -- Safety measures -- Zimbabwe Food security -- Data processing Household surveys --Zimbabwe Food supply -- Zimbabwe Household food access -- Analysis Poverty -- Economic aspects -- Zimbabwe UCTD Butau-Mocho, Blessing Comparative analysis of household food access indicators in Zimbabwe |
| title | Comparative analysis of household food access indicators in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Comparative analysis of household food access indicators in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Comparative analysis of household food access indicators in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative analysis of household food access indicators in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Comparative analysis of household food access indicators in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | comparative analysis of household food access indicators in zimbabwe |
| topic | Food security -- Safety measures -- Zimbabwe Food security -- Data processing Household surveys --Zimbabwe Food supply -- Zimbabwe Household food access -- Analysis Poverty -- Economic aspects -- Zimbabwe UCTD |
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