Household Food Insecurity Access Scale
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The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale is a survey-based tool used to measure the degree and severity of problems households face in accessing adequate food, particularly in low- and middle-income country contexts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Household Food Insecurity Access Scale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4077079 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Household Food Insecurity Access Scale Context triple: [Food Insecurity Experience Scale, relatedTo, Household Food Insecurity Access Scale]
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Food Insecurity Experience Scale
The Food Insecurity Experience Scale is a globally used survey-based tool that measures people’s direct experiences of food access constraints to assess the severity and prevalence of food insecurity.
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State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is an annual flagship UN report that provides comprehensive analysis and statistics on global hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition trends.
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National Programs in Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality
National Programs in Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality are U.S. federal research initiatives focused on improving dietary health, ensuring the safety of the food supply, and enhancing overall food quality.
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D.
Multidimensional Poverty Index
The Multidimensional Poverty Index is a global measure that assesses poverty by capturing multiple deprivations in health, education, and living standards at the household and individual level.
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E.
WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program is a U.S. nutrition assistance initiative that provides eligible women, infants, and children with coupons or benefits to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables from authorized farmers’ markets and farm stands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Household Food Insecurity Access Scale Target entity description: The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale is a survey-based tool used to measure the degree and severity of problems households face in accessing adequate food, particularly in low- and middle-income country contexts.
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A.
Food Insecurity Experience Scale
The Food Insecurity Experience Scale is a globally used survey-based tool that measures people’s direct experiences of food access constraints to assess the severity and prevalence of food insecurity.
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B.
State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is an annual flagship UN report that provides comprehensive analysis and statistics on global hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition trends.
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C.
National Programs in Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality
National Programs in Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality are U.S. federal research initiatives focused on improving dietary health, ensuring the safety of the food supply, and enhancing overall food quality.
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D.
Multidimensional Poverty Index
The Multidimensional Poverty Index is a global measure that assesses poverty by capturing multiple deprivations in health, education, and living standards at the household and individual level.
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E.
WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program is a U.S. nutrition assistance initiative that provides eligible women, infants, and children with coupons or benefits to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables from authorized farmers’ markets and farm stands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
food insecurity measurement tool
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household-level assessment instrument ⓘ survey scale ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HFIAS ⓘ |
| appliesTo | household level ⓘ |
| assesses |
anxiety and uncertainty about household food supply
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insufficient food intake ⓘ insufficient food quality ⓘ physical consequences of food shortage ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
cross-sectional studies
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longitudinal studies ⓘ |
| classifies | households by food insecurity severity ⓘ |
| dataType | ordinal scale data ⓘ |
| developedBy | Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project ⓘ |
| developedFor | use in low- and middle-income countries ⓘ |
| developedUnder | USAID-funded FANTA project ⓘ |
| domain |
development research
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food security ⓘ public health nutrition ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
experience-based indicators of food insecurity
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problems in accessing adequate food ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
frequency-of-occurrence response options
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set of standardized questions ⓘ |
| intendedPopulation | households in resource-constrained settings ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | self-reported experiences ⓘ |
| languageAvailability | multiple local language adaptations ⓘ |
| measures |
access-related dimensions of food insecurity
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household food insecurity ⓘ |
| produces | household food insecurity score ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Household Dietary Diversity Score
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Household Hunger Scale ⓘ |
| requires | interviewer-administered questionnaire ⓘ |
| supports |
impact evaluation of food security interventions
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monitoring of food security trends ⓘ program targeting ⓘ |
| timeReference | typically 30 days prior to survey ⓘ |
| usedBy |
governments
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non-governmental organizations ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
food security monitoring
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household surveys ⓘ nutrition assessments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Household Food Insecurity Access Scale Description of subject: The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale is a survey-based tool used to measure the degree and severity of problems households face in accessing adequate food, particularly in low- and middle-income country contexts.
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