Patterson, KaitlinBerrang-Ford, LeaLwasa, ShuaibNamanya, Didacus B.Ford, JamesIHACC Research TeamHarper, Sherilee L.2025-06-162025-06-162021-02-24Kaitlin Patterson, Lea Berrang-Ford, Shuaib Lwasa, Didacus B. Namanya, James Ford, IHACC Research Team & Sherilee L. Harper (2023) Food security variation among Indigenous communities in South-western Uganda, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 18:4, 620-648, DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2020.18521461932-02481932-0256https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2020.1852146https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/11866We assess whether the household is an apt scale of analysis to examine food insecurity of Indigenous Batwa of Kanungu District, Uganda. Our objectives were: 1) estimate the prevalence and range of food insecurity, 2) estimate the variation in food insecurity associated with household and community factors. The survey was administered 6 times at 3-month intervals (Jan 2013-April 2014). Multilevel modeling was used to determine household and community associations with food insecurity. The Batwa were highly food insecure (97%). Variation in food insecurity that is explained by household and community factors was low. Food insecurity analyses should be considered scale-dependent.enjournal-article10.1080/19320248.2020.1852146