Assessment of socio-economic status in the context of food insecurity: Implications for field research.
Measures of socio-economic status (SES) were compared with a measure of physical well-being, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), in the food insecure regions of Ethiopia. Income, housing conditions and education had the greatest correlation to MUAC, and significant differences in these measures were observed between malnourished and adequately nourished individuals. Findings indicate that in rural Ethiopia, income, education and housing quality may be better indicators of SES than wealth and measures encompassing home and landownership.
Doocy
Shannon
S
Research Associate, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Baltimore, MD, USA.
Burnham
Gilbert
G