Is there a linkage between household welfare and income inequality, and food security to achieve sustainable development goals?

Chegini, Khadijeh Rashidi; Pakravan-Charvadeh, Mohammad Reza; Rahimian, Mehdi; Gholamrezaie, Saeed

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129390

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“…Thus, the maximum score can be 27 (answering “always” to all questions), and the minimum score will be zero (answering “no” to all questions or not answering the questions). Based on this coding, a higher score indicates greater food insecurity, and a lower score is equivalent to less food insecurity [ 31 , 32 ].…”

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The association of the quality of life with Afghan households’ food insecurity before and after the recent political change in Afghanistan: a comparative analysis

Saif-Nijat,

Pakravan-Charvadeh,

Gholamrezai

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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The overreaching objective of the current study is to investigate the association of quality of life with Afghan households’ food insecurity. The data was collected immediately after the Taliban took control of a large part of Afghanistan. About a total of 555 households’ heads participated in a face-to-face interview, using the HFIAS and WHOQOL-100 questionnaires along with some questions related to their socioeconomic characteristics at two different times, before and after the Taliban’s takeover. The comparative analysis showed that 98% of Afghan households were food insecure after the Taliban takeover, while 70% of them faced food insecurity before the Taliban’s takeover. The quality of life in the Taliban era is worse than before the Taliban. All dimensions of quality of life have decreased, and this decrease was more pronounced for the psychological, environmental, and physical domains. It is recommended that international organizations, NGOs, and local agents focus on these dimensions of the quality of life to improve food security.

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The association of the quality of life with Afghan households’ food insecurity before and after the recent political change in Afghanistan: a comparative analysis

Saif-Nijat,

Pakravan-Charvadeh,

Gholamrezai

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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“…The HFIAS questionnaire comprises nine questions aimed at evaluating household food insecurity over the span of one month (4 weeks). This tool assesses three distinct aspects of household food security (26,27): The initial question addresses the household's uncertainty and worries about securing needed food; questions 2 to 4 focus on the quality of household food, including dietary diversity and food preferences; and questions 5 to 9 cover food consumption and its physical implications (28,29). Through the HFIAS index calculation, food security status is categorized into four levels: Food secure, marginally food insecure, moderately food insecure, and severely food insecure.…”

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“…The parameters of the Logit Model are determined using the maximum likelihood estimation method, which stands as the predominant approach for estimating the Logit Model. Consequently, the logit function converts probability values ranging from (0, 1) to real numbers in (-∞, +∞), operating similarly to the probit function (Figure 1) (27)(28)(29)(30).…”

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A Long-term Interpretation of the Effect of COVID-19 on Food Security: A Lesson for the Future Pandemic Diseases

Sadeghi,

Mohammadi,

Ghods

et al. 2024

Middle East J Rehabil Health Stud

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Background: The global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could trigger a food security crisis affecting not only impoverished individuals but also urban residents in low- and middle-income countries. Objectives: Given that various strains of COVID-19 impact food security differently, we assessed the food security status of households in Semnan province, Iran, during and after the containment of the omicron variant. Methods: Data from 231 households were gathered using a standard questionnaire that evaluated socioeconomic characteristics, food security based on the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, and vulnerability to food insecurity. A quantitative model was utilized to identify factors associated with food insecurity during and post-pandemic. Results: The findings indicated an improvement in household food security following the management of COVID-19, with significant differences observed in food security levels, especially concerning severe food insecurity, during versus after the COVID-19 period. The quantitative model analysis revealed that, with the exception of the head of household's occupation status, personal savings, and the number of educated and employed members within a household, all variables significantly correlated with food security (P < 0.05). Conclusions: These outcomes highlight how the relationship between socioeconomic factors and food security levels may vary depending on the pandemic's timing, environmental conditions, and household resilience, underlining the importance of adaptive policymaking that responds to current circumstances and the evolving links between socioeconomic determinants and food security.

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“…Food is a human right (D’Odorico et al , 2019; Herrington and Mix, 2021), yet while current food production systems can sustain the population worldwide, food is unevenly distributed, placing a disproportionate burden on vulnerable populations. While definitions – and therefore assessments – of food security and insecurity vary (Clapp et al , 2022), generally speaking , food insecurity is a condition whereby people have difficulty obtaining and consuming sufficient, satisfactory, culturally appropriate and fresh foods (Chegini et al , 2021; Herrington and Mix, 2021; Janda et al , 2022) and is associated with economic insecurity and negative mental, emotional and physical health outcomes (Ginsburg et al , 2019; Oldewage-Theron et al , 2020; Rizvi et al , 2022).…”

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Negotiating dignity and social justice in community food access spaces

Schweitzer,

Mix,

Esquibel

2024

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Purpose This study aims to explore how key stakeholders and recipients of local food access programs operate strategically to meet individual and community food needs, enhance experiences of dignity and promote social justice. The study of a fragmented community food system highlights the connections between micro and meso dimensions of food access, illustrating how people work around food system limitations to access food. Design/methodology/approach Using qualitative in-depth interviews with food assistance managers, workers, volunteers and recipients, this study examines the period before the implementation of a centralized community-based food access initiative in a mid-sized, rural Oklahoma college town with a high rate of food insecurity. This study asks: What are community members’ experiences in a fragmented food assistance system? In what ways do individuals use everyday resistance and workarounds to actively promote experiences of dignity and social justice in food access spaces? Findings Those involved in sites of community food access build important networks to share information and engage in negotiation and trade to gain access to useful food resources. As forms of everyday resistance, such practices encourage co-construction of dignity and social justice in stigmatized spaces. Originality/value This research contributes to literature examining micro- and meso-level community dynamics that inform agency, dignity and social justice in community food access approaches.

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Is there a linkage between household welfare and income inequality, and food security to achieve sustainable development goals?

Cited by 29 publications

References 66 publications

The association of the quality of life with Afghan households’ food insecurity before and after the recent political change in Afghanistan: a comparative analysis

The association of the quality of life with Afghan households’ food insecurity before and after the recent political change in Afghanistan: a comparative analysis

A Long-term Interpretation of the Effect of COVID-19 on Food Security: A Lesson for the Future Pandemic Diseases

Negotiating dignity and social justice in community food access spaces

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