Household food security status of two different socio-economic groups in Bai Say commune, Hung Yen, November 1998
- Author:
Hoan Van Pham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
food
- MeSH:
Family Characteristics;
Food;
Socioeconomic Factors
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):10-16
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The third observation of a longitudinal study on the food and nutrition security of two different socio-economic groups of households in Bai Say commune, An Thi district, Hung Yen province in November 1998. One month after, the harvest showed: there is a significant difference in main occupation, additional job, education level, family size/dependent number of household's member, asset and income sources between the rich high and poor-very poor level. Food shortage is still has occurred by households during pre-harvest period, of which 57.8% of poor and very poor households suffered more than 3 months/year from food shortage.