Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Self-reported Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Among Household Mothers in Southeast of Iran

Mortazavi, Zinat; Dorosty, Ahmad Reza; Eshraghian, Mohammad Reza; Ghaffari, Mohtasham; Ansari-Moghaddam, Ali Reza

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“…To our knowledge, few studies mainly emphasized the prevalence of HFI in patients with GI cancers, especially among Iranian patients. 2 , 5 , 20 Based on the results of this study, 35.2% of household participants were food-insecure with 19.9% of VLFS and 15.3% of LFS. In a study by Daneshi-Maskooni and colleagues which was performed on 120 patients with cancer with the aim of determining the prevalence of FI and its associated factors, the prevalence was 44%.…”

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Household Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Iranian Patients with Esophageal and Gastric Cancers

Sohrabi

Mollanoroozy

Abbasi

et al. 2023

Middle East J Dig Dis

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Background: Household food insecurity (HFI) which has still been one of the major global public health issues is related to adverse health outcomes in individuals. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of HFI and its associated factors in Iranian patients with esophageal and gastric cancers. Methods: The data of this cross-sectional study was obtained from 315 patients with esophageal and gastric cancers who were selected from a gastrointestinal cancer-based cohort study conducted in Firoozgar hospital, in Tehran. Food insecurity (FI) was measured using the Iranian version of the HFI questionnaire that was completed by a trained interviewer. The multivariable logistic regression model was used to determine the independent association of each factor with HFI. A P value lower than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean±SD of participants’ age was 63.2±12.6 years and 65.4% were men. Most of the patients (75.8%) suffered from gastric cancer and 24.2% from esophageal cancer. The overall prevalence of FI among participants’ households was 35.2%. There was an independent significant association between wealth index (WI) and HFI after the use of the multivariable logistic regression model, in such a way that the odds of FI in the poorest, poor, moderate, and rich patients’ households were respectively, 6.41, 5.05, 2.74 and 2.04 times higher compared with the richest households. Conclusion: More than a third of participants’ households struggled with FI, which was found to have a higher prevalence in loweconomic households. Therefore, health policymakers should intervene in food-insecure households by developing, establishing, and implementing strategies and control programs to improve affordable food access.

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“…were the other factors which their effects on FI in various studies were examined. 20,[53][54][55] Based on a study by Mohsena et al who evaluated the seasonality of FI levels in Bangladesh, environmental changes were among the other influential factors which also might affect adversely HFI. 56…”

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Household Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Iranian Patients with Esophageal and Gastric Cancers

Sohrabi

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Abbasi

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“…The rate of food insecurity in the study area is analogues to the nding in the study carried in Kenya [19] Ethiopia [20] . However, the prevalence of food insecurity was 5.3% among all households studied in Republic of Korea [21] and 58.8% in Southeastern Iran [22] . One study conducted in Northeast of Iran reported the prevalence of food insecurity was 40.9% that related to income, infrastructure and rural distance [23] .Also in the Southeast Iran [22] who related the food insecurity to socioeconomic status of the households, ethnicity, education, age, and employment status of the head of the household and the mother of the household.…”

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“…However, the prevalence of food insecurity was 5.3% among all households studied in Republic of Korea [21] and 58.8% in Southeastern Iran [22] . One study conducted in Northeast of Iran reported the prevalence of food insecurity was 40.9% that related to income, infrastructure and rural distance [23] .Also in the Southeast Iran [22] who related the food insecurity to socioeconomic status of the households, ethnicity, education, age, and employment status of the head of the household and the mother of the household. Same ndings was reported in Ethiopia [24] unemployment, no job, low household income and living in a leased or rented home was found associated with HH food insecurity [21] .…”

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Effect of Household food Insecurity on the Nutritional Status of Children under Five in North Kassala

Maa

et al. 2021

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BackgroundMalnutrition and anemia are still major health problem in Sudan .This study aim to assess the magnitude of household food insecurity and its consequences on the nutritional status and anemia of children 6–60 months in north localities in Kassala State (Eastern Sudan) MethodWe administered a cross-sectional survey to 445 households in 16 villages. We used specially designed structured questionnaire. We measure household food insecurity by food consumption score (FCS)Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 statistical package. Frequencies and Chi2 was performed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to develop the final model indicating the predictors of the outcome variable.ResultsFood insecurity and vulnerability for food insecurity was found in 181 (38.7%) of household .There was significant associations (P < 0.001) between household's food insecurity and income, household size, number of children, eating habits and avoidance of certain types of food. the overall prevalence of stunting , wasting and underweight was 52.1%, 35.6% and 53.9% respectively. The result showed that the relationship of nutrition status of children and HH food security was statistically insignificant although stunted and underweight were increased by 8% and 7% respectively in food insecure HH, though the prevalence of wasting was almost similar in food secure and insecure households. The study showed that 262 (76.4%) of children had HB level less than 11g/dL. Mild anemia was reported in only 9.3% while moderate and sever anemia in 34.4% , 32.7% respectively. This study revealed that there is negative association of HB level with HH food security (P<0.05). Among those who had normal HB level 30 (37%) were food insecure, whereas 51 (63%) where food secure in contrast to 195(75.6%) who had low level of HB were food secure. ConclusionAccording to the study findings, more attention is needed to improve household food security in the study area .Good eating habits can be achieved by designing education programs to improve knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to healthy eating and food preparation and overall, increasing household income through improving the farming methods, and finding the alternative sources of income. Other risk factors of malnutrition and anemia also should be corrected , such as improving maternal education, improving feeding practices regarding avoiding certain type of food and controlling childhood infections.

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“…To determine the food security status of households based on their obtained score, the households were classified as food-secure, food-insecure without hunger, food-insecure with moderate hunger, and food-insecure with severe hunger ( 22 , 23 ).…”

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Nutritional Education and Its Effects on Household Food Insecurity in Southeastern Iran

Mortazavi

Dorosty

Eshraghian

et al. 2021

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Background: Food insecurity can affect health directly or indirectly through its impact on nutritional status. We aimed at determining the effects of nutrition education intervention on household food insecurity in Zahedan, southeast Iran. Methods: The study was conducted using multi-stage sampling method. The first stage was a cross-sectional investigation whereby 2,160 households were studied in Zahedan in 2015. The prevalence of food insecurity was determined and food-insecure households were identified. Household food security status was assessed through the 18-item US Household Food Security Survey Module. In the second stage, based on the determined sample size of 150 households in each group, eligible households were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups. Before the educational intervention, questionnaires including demographic and socioeconomic information were completed for both groups. Then, data analysis was performed and the intervention was conducted on the intervention group. Six months post-intervention, a final assessment was made by interviewing the two groups to complete demographic, socioeconomic, and household food security questionnaires. Results: The prevalence of food insecurity in the 2,160 households was 58.8%. After the intervention, the number of food-insecure households diminished by 22% in the intervention group, and these households were assigned to the food secure category. After controlling the confounding variables, the educational intervention was significantly effective in reducing food insecurity score (P<0.001). Conclusion: The findings demonstrated the beneficial role of nutritional education and the skills of resource management in modifying nutritional behaviors and improving food security in the study population.

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Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Self-reported Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Among Household Mothers in Southeast of Iran

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Household Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Iranian Patients with Esophageal and Gastric Cancers

Household Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Iranian Patients with Esophageal and Gastric Cancers

Effect of Household food Insecurity on the Nutritional Status of Children under Five in North Kassala

Nutritional Education and Its Effects on Household Food Insecurity in Southeastern Iran

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