Household access to traditional and indigenous foods positively associated with food security and dietary diversity in Botswana.

Objective: To determine access to traditional and indigenous foods (TIF) and the association with household food security, dietary diversity and women's BMI in low socio-economic households.

Design: Sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, including a random household cross-sectional survey on household food insecurity access (HFIA), household dietary diversity (HDD) and women's BMI, followed by focus group discussions.

Setting: Two rural and two urban areas of Botswana.