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ABSTRACT
The current study aims at assessing dietary diversity and household food insecurity among children under 5 years. A community-based cross-sectional survey of 321 households was carried out with the use of a structured questionnaire. The findings reveal that household food insecurity is highly prevalent within the study area and this is mainly as a result of low dietary diversity, which impacts the nutritional status of children under-five. This calls for the intensification of food aid and hunger relief activities within the area. Gender disparities in the mist of food insecurity highlight the need for gender-sensitive interventions against the condition.
Acknowledgements
The authors honestly thank the community of Buea for their hospitality and for allowing the researchers to enter their homes and take up their valuable time.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Abbreviations
| FAO | = | Food and Agricultural Organization. |
| DDS | = | Dietary Diversity Score |
| SDG | = | Sustainable Development Goal. |
| BHD | = | Buea health district. |
| HFI | = | Household Food Insecurity. |
| HFIAS | = | Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. |
| FANTA | = | Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance. |
| FIES | = | Food Insecurity Experience scale. |
Author Contributions
Conception of study: All authors; literature review: ANB, HDM & ABT; data collection: ANB; data management and analysis: ANB, LND CMM & ABT; All authors read and approved the write-up of initial manuscript, manuscript revisions and final version of the manuscript.
Availability of Data and Materials
The data set used in generating the results presented in this study is available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.