Food consumption pattern during a drought in Tonga.
Seven and eight year old primary school children were interviewed to rapidly assess food consumption patterns during a drought in Tonga. Of the 158 children interviewed, 11 (7%) reported hunger in their households and four (2.4%) reported one meal per day. Carbohydrate consumption was high but protein and vegetables were low. This simple study provided crude but useful and timely information for decision making.
D002648:Child; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D004435:Eating; D005502:Food; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D011891:Rain; D014058:Tonga; D014675:Vegetables; D014887:Weather
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins