Household and Individual Nutrition in the Rural–Urban Interface of Bengaluru

Dietary Intake and Associated Factors Among Elderly Persons Receiving Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) in Northern Uganda

“…The ndings of the present study are not in agreement with a study conducted on institutionalized elderly people living in Sri Lanka, where the IDDS was approximately 7 out of 12 food groups (Rathnayake et al, 2015). Additionally, the mean IDDS (5.9 food groups) and median intake of the 6 food groups obtained in this study were lower than the mean IDDS reported in previous studies in India, which is higher (Purushotham, 2019).…”

“…The ndings of the current study are consistent with those of a study conducted among elderly people in China, which indicated that low socioeconomic status compromises dietary quality and nutrient intake (Zhou et al, 2015). For instance, a study on the rural-urban interface of Bangalore showed that household size, economic status, farm activity, and source of food are the factors that signi cantly predict nutrient intake and dietary quality (Purushotham, 2019). Additionally, the results of the current study are consistent with those of a study conducted in Dokolo district in which household size and income level determined the nutritional status of elderly individuals aged over 60 years (Omia et al, 2019).…”

“…Each food group was assigned a value of one (1) if one or more of the food items belonging to a food group were consumed and 0 if no foods were eaten by the participants in the last 24 hours. Thereafter, the scores were summed to obtain an IDDS ranging from 0-12 (Purushotham, 2019;FAO, 2010).…”