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Annex: Conceptual Framework
analysis will be used to translate this information into clusters or groups of households that share key
characteristics and outcomes related to food insecurity and vulnerability.
The second approach also has two steps. In the first step, a vulnerability index will be developed
based on household assets, income, dietary quality, coping strategy, and livelihood strategies. Zscores
will be calculated to standardize the variables to develop the vulnerability index. The second
step would be to group the households into different socio-economic categories based on the z-score
values of the vulnerability index.
Descriptive results disaggregated by zones will help to better understand the zonal variations of the
key indicators. Moreover, these results will help to understand the overall food security and
vulnerability status of different socio economic groups in WFP priority areas. Once the socioeconomic
groups are identified using the above mentioned strategies, descriptive information will
help in creating the socio-economic profiles.
Information generated through the qualitative study will help to interpret the quantitative results and
will answer the following questions:
a) Are certain groups of people vulnerable to food insecurity?
b) What factors contribute most to sliding down to a food insecure state?
c) What factors prevent the groups from escaping food insecurity? Why do certain households
remain food insecure and vulnerable for a prolonged period of time?
d) What are the trends of vulnerable households in exposure to risks and shocks and the capacity to
manage them?
e) What constrains vulnerable households to accessing safety net programnmes?
f) the severity and frequency of coping strategies?
g) As perceived by the households and communities, what is the trajectory of food insecurity and
vulnerability of the households who are in chronic poverty and the households who are in
transitory poverty for a 20 year time span? What are the reasons for particular group of
households’ trajectories?
h) What is the perception of the communities about vulnerability?
i) What are the trends in accessing resources and assets? Why these trends occurred?
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