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Abstract：
Dietary diversity is one of the fundamental factors of nutritional security and a proxy used to measure diet quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between village chicken availability and the dietary diversity of households along a rural-urban gradient. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using a structured questionnaire in rural (n = 100), peri-urban (n = 100), and urban (n = 100) areas of Pietermaritzburg uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. A positive relationship between distance from the city center and village chicken flock sizes (p < 0.001) was observed. Consumption of vegetables increased with an increase in distance from the city center (p < 0.01). A quadratic relationship was observed between distance from the city center and consumption of livestock-derived foods (LDFs) (p < 0.05). Consumption of LDFs increased with an increase in village chicken flock sizes (p < 0.05). Consumption of vegetables increased with an increase in village chicken flock sizes (p < 0.01). Food variety score (FVS) increased with an increase in distance from the city center (p < 0.05). Assessing the availability of village chickens across rural-urban gradients is a worthy opportunity to utilize to improve households\' dietary diversity and alleviate poverty. It can be concluded that expanding village flock sizes could enhance the dietary diversity of households.
摘要：
饮食多样性是营养安全的基本因素之一，也是衡量饮食质量的指标。这项研究的目的是调查乡村鸡肉的可获得性与城乡梯度家庭饮食多样性之间的关系。在农村(n=100)使用结构化问卷进行了面对面的访谈，城市周边(n=100)，和PietermaritzburguMgungundlovu区的城市（n=100）地区，夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省,在南非。观察到距市中心的距离与村庄鸡群大小之间存在正相关关系（p<0.001）。蔬菜的消费量随着距市中心距离的增加而增加（p<0.01）。观察到距市中心的距离与牲畜源性食品（LDF）的消费量之间存在二次关系（p<0.05）。LDF的消费量随着乡村鸡群规模的增加而增加（p<0.05）。蔬菜的消费量随着乡村鸡群大小的增加而增加（p<0.01）。食物种类评分（FVS）随着距市中心距离的增加而增加（p<0.05）。评估跨城乡梯度的乡村鸡的可用性是一个值得利用的机会，以改善家庭的饮食多样性和减轻贫困。可以得出结论，扩大村庄的羊群规模可以增强家庭的饮食多样性。
