MERMAID BASELINE; HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY EXPERIENCE SCALE (HFIES] AND DIETARY DIVERSITY

Description	Results
Interview period	22-Nov-2021 to 01-Dec-2021
Total number of Respondents	285 (Male:105 Female:180)
Number of Area Councils	6

g101. Not enough food to eat; During the last 1 MONTH, was there a time when, because of lack of money, lack of access to natural resources, or other environmental factors you were worried you or another household member would not have enough food to eat? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	90	31.58
02	No	185	64.91
97	Don't Know	10	3.51
	Overall	285	100.00

g102. Unable to eat healthy and nutritious foods; During the last 1 MONTH, was there a time when, because of lack of money, lack of access to natural resources, or other environmental factors you or another household member were unable to eat healthy and nutritious foods? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	81	28.42
02	No	191	67.02
97	Don't Know	13	4.56
	Overall	285	100.00

g103. Ate only a few kinds of foods; During the last 1 MONTH, was there a time when, because of lack of money, lack of access to natural resources, or other environmental factors you or another household member ate only a few kinds of foods? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	93	32.63
02	No	176	61.75
97	Don't Know	16	5.61
	Overall	285	100.00

g104. Had to skip a meal; During the last 1 MONTH, was there a time when, because of lack of money, lack of access to natural resources, or other environmental factors you or another household member had to skip a meal? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	65	22.81
02	No	206	72.28
97	Don't Know	13	4.56
98	Refused to Answer	1	0.35
	Overall	285	100.00

g105. Ate less than you thought you should; During the last 1 MONTH, was there a time when, because of lack of money, lack of access to natural resources, or other environmental factors you or another household member ate less than you thought you should? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	74	25.96
02	No	193	67.72
97	Don't Know	17	5.96
98	Refused to Answer	1	0.35
	Overall	285	100.00

g106. Household ran out of food; During the last 1 MONTH, was there a time when, because of lack of money, lack of access to natural resources, or other environmental factors your household ran out of food? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	50	17.54
02	No	229	80.35
97	Don't Know	6	2.11
	Overall	285	100.00

g107. Household member were hungry but did not eat; During the last 1 MONTH, was there a time when, because of lack of money, lack of access to natural resources, or other environmental factors you or another household member were hungry but did not eat? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	42	14.74
02	No	232	81.40
97	Don't Know	11	3.86
	Overall	285	100.00

g108. Went without eating for a whole day; During the last 1 MONTH, was there a time when, because of lack of money, lack of access to natural resources, or other environmental factors you or another household member went without eating for a whole day? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	40	14.04
02	No	235	82.46
97	Don't Know	10	3.51
	Overall	285	100.00

g109. Do you feel the members of your household have sufficient access to or supply of healthy local food? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	197	69.12
02	No	69	24.21
97	Don't Know	18	6.32
98	Refused to Answer	1	0.35
	Overall	285	100.00

h101. Was reference CHILD (6-24months) breastfed yesterday during day or night? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes	59	50.43
02	No	58	49.57
	Overall	117	100.00

[24 HR Recall DD], Meals eaten by REF CHILD (6-24months) in the last 24-hours (yesterday) [All Countries]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Breakfast	113	31.48
02	Mid-morning snack	15	4.18
03	Lunch	108	30.08
04	Mid-Afternoon snack	10	2.79
05	Dinner	109	30.36
95	Other	2	0.56
96	NONE	2	0.56
	Overall	359	100.00

[24 HR Recall DD], Meals eaten by REF WOMAN (15-49 years) in the last 24-hours (yesterday) [All Countries]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Breakfast	198	34.80
02	Mid-morning snack	5	0.88
03	Lunch	157	27.59
04	Mid-Afternoon snack	2	0.35
05	Dinner	204	35.85
95	Other	2	0.35
96	NONE	1	0.18
	Overall	569	100.00

h104. [24 HR Recall DD], Food groups consumed by both Ref Child (6-24 Months) and Ref Woman (15-49Yrs) in last 24 Hours [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
	Overall	0

h104. [24 HR Recall DD], Key Ingredients consumed by both Ref Child (6-24 Months) and Ref Woman (15-49Yrs) in last 24 Hours [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cereal- Rice	205	11.52
02	Cereal- Wheat and Wheat Products	37	2.08
03	Cereal- Corn	14	0.79
04	Other Cereals	13	0.73
05	Root/Tuber- Cooking bananas	187	10.51
06	Root/Tuber- Plantains	11	0.62
07	Root/Tuber- Potatoes	183	10.28
08	Root/Tuber- Taro	136	7.64
09	Root/Tuber- Yam	7	0.39
10	Root/Tuber- White sweet potatoes (kumera/kumala)	81	4.55
11	Root/Tuber- Orange sweet potatoes	21	1.18
12	Root/Tuber- Manioc	136	7.64
16	Other Roots and Tubers	4	0.22
17	Vegetable- Cabbage	84	4.72
18	Vegetable- Island cabbage	187	10.51
19	Vegetable- Broccoli	1	0.06
20	Vegetable- Capsicum	6	0.34
21	Vegetable- Carrot	1	0.06
22	Vegetable- Cucumber	13	0.73
23	Vegetable- Eggplant	7	0.39
25	Vegetable- Lettuce	2	0.11
26	Vegetable- Tomato	25	1.40
27	Vegetable- Onion	2	0.11
28	Vegetable- Slippery cabbage	101	5.67
30	Vegetable- Bok choy	5	0.28
31	Vegetable- Spring onion	26	1.46
32	Vegetable- Gourd	1	0.06
34	Other Vegetables	5	0.28
35	Legume/Nut- Beans	2	0.11
48	Other Legumes and Nuts	1	0.06
49	Animal Protein- Flesh meat	11	0.62
50	Animal Protein- Organ meats	1	0.06
51	Animal Protein- Eggs	6	0.34
52	Animal Protein- Large Fish	27	1.52
53	Animal Protein- Small fish	102	5.73
54	Animal Protein- Sea food	7	0.39
55	Animal Protein- Milk, cream	14	0.79
58	Other Animal Proteins	13	0.73
59	Fruit- Mango	2	0.11
60	Fruit- Papaya/ Pawpaw	24	1.35
63	Fruit- Oranges	1	0.06
64	Fruit- Melon	2	0.11
65	Fruit- Coconut	48	2.70
66	Fruit- Guava	1	0.06
67	Fruit- Pineapple	3	0.17
72	Fruit- Dessert bananas	2	0.11
77	Other Fruits	8	0.45
83	Other foods- Peppercorns	4	0.22
	Overall	1,780	100.00