Hunger and food insecurity in Nairobi's slums: An assessment using IRT models

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Faye, Ousmane ^a,b   Baschieri, Angela ^c   Falkingham, Jane ^d   Muindi, Kanyiva ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b Centre d'Etudes de Populations   (Luxembourg)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Hunger; Nairobi; Slum; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052971177     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9521-x     Document Type: Article

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