Frequency of food items among households in a low socioeconomic area of Karachi.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the frequency of certain food items among families in a low socioeconomic area of Karachi and their association with socioeconomic variables.


METHODS
A cross sectional survey of houses selected through random sampling using a pre-tested structured questionnaire.


RESULTS
A total of 294 houses were surveyed, 23% households consumed meat almost daily, 55% consumed vegetables almost daily.


CONCLUSIONS
The survey showed that the consumption of food items in our study population is less as compared to what is recommended.
Anjum
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Q
Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi.
Omair
A
A
Ahmed
Y
Y
Shaikh
S
S
Usman
J
J
Qureshi
F
F
D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006794:Household Articles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors