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Household Food Insecurity Access Scale

The HFIAS is a 9-item survey designed to measure the frequency and severity of food insecurity at the household level in resource-limited settings. Developed by the FANTA Project in 2007, it assesses four domains of food access: anxiety, dietary diversity, food consumption frequency, and household member deprivation. It is widely used in low- and middle-income countries for program evaluation and surveillance.

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  1. Coates, J., Swindale, A., & Bilinsky, P. (2007). Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) for measurement of food access: indicator guide. Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, Academy for Educational Development. DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.70.5.1090

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ScholarGateHFIAS (Household Food Insecurity Access Scale). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/public-health-nutrition/household-food-insecurity-scale