Background and Objectives: Poverty and risk of nutritional vulnerability of female-headed households (FHHs) are usually higher than male-headed households (MHHs). This study aimed at comparing the socio-economic status, and food and nutrient intake of FHHs and MHHs based on the data from Comprehensive Study on Household Food Consumption Patterns and Nutritional Status of Iran (2001-2003). Mate...

Smallholder farmers play a significant role in rural economic growth, as they contribute large portion of the workforce areas. Consumption less diverse diets and inadequate access to sufficient food poses danger for their health. We assessed security status nutrition smallholder farming households Imo State, South-East Nigeria. identified sources availability households, determined also factors...

This paper presents new evidence on the proportion of women in poverty in ten developing countries. It compares poverty measures for males and females and maleand female-headed households, and investigates the sensitivity of these measures to the use of per-capita and per-adult equivalent units and different definitions of the poverty line. While poverty measures are higher for female-headed ho...

background and objectives: poverty and risk of nutritional vulnerability of female-headed households (fhhs) are usually higher than male-headed households (mhhs). this study aimed at comparing the socio-economic status, and food and nutrient intake of fhhs and mhhs based on the data from comprehensive study on household food consumption patterns and nutritional status of iran (2001-2003). mater...

The aftermath of the HIV and AIDS pandemic has resulted in great suffering in terms of loss of income, poor quality of life, morbidity and mortality, with children being destitute and orphaned at an alarming rapid rate. Families and communities are currently unable to cope with the effects of HIV and AIDS with special emphasis on the care and support of the affected orphans and vulnerable child...

Savings are very imperative for supporting and developing rural enterprises. The inability of households to save over time can significantly influence the rate and sustainability of capital accumulation and economic growth in developing countries. This research therefore assessed the level of savings and its correlates in rural areas of Kwara state, Nigeria. Data were obtained using multistage ...

We explore how diet diversity differs with agricultural seasons and between households within pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihood systems, using variety of foods consumed as a less complex proxy indicator of food insecurity than benchmark indicators like anthropometry and serum nutrients. The study was in the central part of the rangelands in Uganda. Seventy nine households were monitored for...

A large proportion of two parent households transition into single parent households upon marital disruption. Single parent households, especially female headed households face an increase in the risk of poverty. This study focuses on whether widow status in India influences the likelihood of household headship in India. This study is based on the most recent National Family Health Survey 1998-...

Abstract Standard welfare comparisons between female-headed households (FHHs) and male-headed (MHHs) have largely ignored two confounding factors: marital status (affecting access to assets markets) heterogeneity in household demographics (with bearing on economies of scale consumption). Both influence are correlated with sex headship. As judged by the usual per capita measures, FHHs lower pove...

BACKGROUND It is imperative to track dietary quality and progress in nutritional outcomes in a population to develop timely interventions. Dietary diversity is a commonly used proxy to assess dietary quality in low-income countries. This study identified predictors of household dietary diversity in Ethiopia and pattern of consumption of animal source food (ASF) among households. METHODS Secon...