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BioMed Central, BMC Public Health, 1(13), p. 911

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Dietary diversity of formal and informal residents in Johannesburg, South Africa

Journal article published in 2013 by Scott Drimie ORCID, Mieke Faber, Jo Vearey, Lorena Nunez
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Abstract Background This paper considers the question of dietary diversity as a proxy for nutrition insecurity in communities living in the inner city and the urban informal periphery in Johannesburg. It argues that the issue of nutrition insecurity demands urgent and immediate attention by policy makers. Methods A cross-sectional survey was undertaken for households from urban informal (n = 195) and urban formal (n = 292) areas in Johannesburg, South Africa. Foods consumed by the respondents the previous day were used to calculate a Dietary Diversity Score; a score