Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) for measurement of food access: indicator guide

Abstract

This document is a guide for implementing one such option, the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), which is an adaptation of the approach used to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity in the United States (U.S.) annually. 1.Feelings of uncertainty or anxiety over food (situation, resources, or supply); 2.Perceptions that food is of insufficient quantity (for adults and children); 3. Perceptions that food is of insufficient quality (includes aspects of dietary diversity, nutritional adequacy, preference); 4.Reported reductions of food intake (for adults and children); 5.Reported consequences of reduced food intake (for adults and children); 6.Feelings of shame for resorting to socially unacceptable means to obtain food resources.