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. 2023 Aug 4;22:148. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01937-z

Table A1.

Measurement items for household food insecurity

HH1 In the last 12 months, how often have (you/your household) ran out of food because there was not enough money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)
HH2 In the last 12 months, how often have (you/your household) worried about running out of food because there was not enough money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)
HH3 In the last 12 months, how often have (you/your household) forgone balanced meals because there was not enough money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)
AD1 In the last 12 months, have (you/other adults in your household) cut the size of meals or skip meals because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)
AD2 If yes, how often did this happen? (almost every month; some months but not every month; only 1 or 2 months)
AD3 In the last 12 months, have you eaten less than you felt you should because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)
AD4 In the last 12 months, have you ever hungry but couldn’t eat because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)
AD5 In the last 12 months, have you lost weight because you could not eat enough due to a lack of money for foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)
AD6 In the last 12 months, have (you/other adults in your household) ever not eat for a whole day because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)
AD7 If yes, how often did this happen? (almost every month; some months but not every month; only 1 or 2 months)
CH1 In the last 12 months, how often have you fed your children with only a few kinds of low-cost food due to a lack of money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)
CH2 In the last 12 months, how often have you not offered your children a balanced meal due to a lack of money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)
CH3 In the last 12 months, how often have you not fed your children as needed because there was not enough money to buy foods? (often; sometimes; never; DK/refusal)
CH4 In the last 12 months, have you cut the size of your children’s meal due to a lack of money for foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)
CH5 In the last 12 months, have your children skipped meals due to a lack of money for foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)
CH6 If yes, how often did this happen? (almost every month; some months but not every month; only 1 or 2 months)
CH7 In the last 12 months, have your children been unable to eat even when hungry because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)
CH8 In the last 12 months, have your children had to go without eating for a whole day because there was not enough money to buy foods? (yes; no; DK/refusal)

Notes: HH, household specific question; AD, adult specific question; CH, child specific question