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Nutrition in Haiti: Evidence from the Haiti Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey

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  • Helen H. Jensen
  • Stanley R. Johnson
  • Gary Stampley

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The conditions of widespread hunger and continuing food deficits dominate Haiti's food and agricultural situation. A 1986-87 nationwide survey of household expenditure and food consumption provides new evidence on food sources of energy and protein, and the adequacy of diets in Haiti. The survey data document the importance of cereals and vegetables in supplying food energy and protein. Starchy roots were relatively more important to energy intake in rural areas than urban areas. Rice, bread, oil, and green and dried peas were important food items in contributing to food energy and protein (except for oil). Nearly 50 percent of household members had less than 75 percent of recommended levels of food energy intake; 36 percent had less than 75 percent of the recommended dietary allowance for protein. The most severe nutritional problems appear in rural areas and in the northern region.

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  • Helen H. Jensen & Stanley R. Johnson & Gary Stampley, 1990. "Nutrition in Haiti: Evidence from the Haiti Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 90-sr52, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
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    1. Jay N. Meegoda & Hsin-Neng Hsieh & Paul Rodriguez & Jason Jawidzik, 2012. "Sustainable Community Sanitation for a Rural Hospital in Haiti," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 4(12), pages 1-15, December.

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