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Dietary Diversity and Food Coping Strategies in Zimbabwe

Do Resilience and Food Insecurity Status Matter

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ID14722220
AuthorsConrad Murendo (0000-0002-0267-7731, Socio-Economics, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, corresponding author), Towfique Aziz (Research, Tango International, Tucson, Arizona, USA), Doreen Tirivanhu (University of Zimbabwe), Rungano Mapfungautsi (Monitoring and Evaluation, CARE International, Harare, Zimbabwe), Jayne Stack (Resilience Knowledge Hub, Mercy Corps, Portland, Zimbabwe), J L Stack (Mercy Corps), Solomon Mutambara (Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund, UNDP, Harare, Zimbabwe), Mark Langworthy (Research, Tango International, Tucson, Arizona, USA), Clayton Mafuratidze (Monitoring and Evaluation, CARE International, Harare, Zimbabwe)
Year2021
Volume60
Issue1
Pages116-136
Publication date2021-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEcology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03670244.2020.1808784
PMID32856483
OpenAlexW3082812503
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited32

This study assessed how dietary diversity and food coping strategies differ by resilience and food insecurity status. Proportionate sampling technique was used to interview 3440 households in 18 districts of Zimbabwe. Results show that resilient and food secure households had good diet diversification and were less likely to adopt food coping strategies when compared to less resilient and food insecure ones. Adaptive and absorptive resilience capacities and income reduced the use of food coping strategies. Interventions that improve household resilience capacities and income should be promoted to reduce the use of food coping strategies

Agriculture · Coping (psychology · Dietary diversity · Economics · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Psychological intervention · Socioeconomics · Agricultural risk and resilience · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Clinical Psychology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Psychology

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Citations per year0,75
Citation span2022 - 2024 (3)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3

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