A study on the association of household food insecurity, dietary diversity score and food variety score among women in Mumbai

Dietary diversity (DD) is defined as the number of various foods or food categories consumed in the previous day and is measured using Food variety score (FVS), Women’s Dietary diversity score (WDDS). Diverse foods are a good source of numerous macro and micronutrients and are the greatest way to ensure nutrient adequacy (Minja et al, 2021) (Weerasekara et al, 2020). The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) is a derivation of the method used to determine the prevalence of food insecurity. It is a basic and easy-to-use tool for assessing the impact of development food assistance programs on the accessibility component of household food insecurity. The HFIAS data can be used to assess the prevalence of household food insecurity in a population, as well as the development of food insecurity over time (Coates et al, 2007)