Food insecure households are,
of course, especially vulnerable
to malnutrition. To prevent individuals and households from slipAssess food consumption patterns and dietary intake.
ping back into malnutrition and/
• Use the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS)69, 70,71 as a proxy indicator of
or anemia, we need to look at the
household access to food, and the Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS) as a
proxy measure of the nutritional quality of an individual’s diet.
household’s overall food consumption, dietary diversity, and how
Assess care practices and capacities as well as health and environmental conditions.
best to improve nutritional statuts.
• Care refers to the behaviors and practices of caregivers (mothers, siblings, fathers,
and childcare providers) to provide the food, health care, stimulation, and emotional
Depending on the context, prosupport necessary for children’s healthy survival, growth, and development.
grams such as conditional cash
• Consider gender, decision-making, and the roles and responsibilities of women in
transfers, food for work, in-kind
the household and community.*
transfers of food, and nutrition
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