Table 7.

Questions contributing to food security score, Nairobi informal settlements, Kenya, 2007

Question	Measurement scale	Questionnaire/Respondent
-Would you say the child usually has enough to eat?	Binary (yes/no)	Caregiver
-How many meals does the child usually have/eat every day?	3 (Quantitative, more than three was recoded as 3)	Caregiver
-How many times did the child eat yesterday and the day before yesterday? (Did s/he eat… yesterday, day before yesterday?	Binary (yes/no)	Caregiver
Breakfast
Lunch
Supper
-In the past 6 months, how often has the child not had enough to eat? Was it every day, a few times a week, a few times a month, once a month or less, or you always had enough to eat?	5	Caregiver
-How often would you say that you go to school hungry/you stay hungry in the morning (Is it every day, often, sometimes or never)?	4	Child
-How often would you say that you stay hungry during the day (Is it every day, often, sometimes or never)?	4	Child
-How often would you say that you sleep hungry (Is it every day, often, sometimes or never)?	4	Child