Are Households in Kiribati Nutrition Secure? A Case Study of South Tarawa and Butaritari.

Background And Objectives: This study assessed the nutritional status among householders in urban South Tarawa and rural Butaritari in Kiribati.

Methods And Study Design: In this cross-sectional study, we assessed energy and nutrient intakes, food variety scores, and dietary diversity scores of men and women from 468 households randomly selected in South Tarawa (n = 161) and Butaritari (n = 307) using a 24-hour dietary recall. Nutrient adequacy ratios and mean adequacy ratios of selected nutrients were also determined from 3-day weighed food records collected among participants living in a further 28 households from South Tarawa (n = 29) and Butaritari (n = 44).