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Table A4 rCSI questions as asked in the questionnaire and universal weights
No.

For the worst week between 05/13 and 04/14 please indicate the
number of days that your household experienced the following:

Universal
Weight

1

… you were not able to eat the kinds of food you preferred?

1

2

… you borrowed food or relied on help from a friend or relative?

2

3

… you ate a smaller mean than you felt you needed?

1

4

… you ate fewer meals in a day?

3

5

… you restricted consumption by adults in order for small children to eat?

1

Calorie and Protein Intakes per Adult
Equivalent
To calculate per capita calorie and
protein intakes we use the food items
and quantities consumed as reported by
the household for the past 7 days which
are converted using food composition
tables by the FAO (2013; 2014). These
values are then divided by the number
of adult equivalent household members
respectively. The conversion of household
members to adult equivalent members is
based on WHO (1985).

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