Evaluation of the Level of Food Security in Households in the Health Area of Lwiro, Health Zone of MITI-MURHESA in 2022

Abstract

Study framework: health area of Lwiro in the health zone of Miti-Murhesa, in DR Congo. General objective: The general objective of the present work was to contribute in ameliorating household food security in order to reduce sanitary risks linked to food insecurity in the health area of Lwiro, health zone of Miti-Murhesa in Democratic Republic of Congo. Material and method: In order to fulfill the specific objectives of this work, we appealed to the technique of simple random sampling on 358 households. Sampling was done using a questionnaire. MS Excel and SPSS were used for data analyses and treatment. Results: After data analyses and treatment it was observed that, most of those who were investigated had no level of instruction, that is 31,2% with the size of the household less that 7 people, and 17,3% had a low food diversification score that is ¼, that means haven consumed a group of food amongst the 4 main groups of food during the week that preceded the investigations. Conclusion: Food insecurity is at its best in the health zone of Miti-Murhesa. This is a reason to recommend to the population of this health zone to diversify their feeding, in order to ameliorate their level of food security and their nutritional state.