Women respondents report higher household food insecurity than do men in similar Canadian households

Matheson, Jesse; McIntyre, Lynn

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“…First, the survey did not record if the person responding to the ELCSA was the same person who provided the blood sample for assessing iron status. This may have not biased the results because ELCSA captures a household level measure although we recognize that previous research indicates that the HFI score may be a function of who is the respondent within the household (40,41). Second, although anemic status was statistically similar between the missing and nonmissing groups, our results may slightly overrepresent women of lower socioeconomic status.…”

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Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Anemia in Adult Mexican Women of Reproductive Age

Fischer

Shamah‐Levy

Mundo‐Rosas

et al. 2014

The Journal of Nutrition

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Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Anemia in Adult Mexican Women of Reproductive Age

Fischer

Shamah‐Levy

Mundo‐Rosas

et al. 2014

The Journal of Nutrition

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“…Previous research has produced mixed results regarding the role of gender for food security. Studying the off‐reserve population, Matheson and McIntyre () found that women in married households reported higher rates of food insecurity than men, whereas McIntyre, Wu, Fleisch, and Emery () found no difference in the likelihood that female or male respondents would report being food insecure. In our previous analysis with data for Ontario's off‐reserve population, our results indicated that women were less likely to report experiencing less severe levels of food insecurity than men (see Scholz, ) .…”

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An empirical assessment of food security on First Nations in Canada

Deaton

Scholz

Lipka

2019

Canadian J Agri Economics

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Using data generated from surveys conducted on First Nations throughout Canada, we use regression analysis to examine factors influencing food insecurity. To our knowledge, this is the first time a regression‐based analysis has been conducted to examine food insecurity on First Nations in Canada. As expected, income is inversely related to the likelihood that one reports their household as experiencing food insecurity. In addition, individuals in extremely remote areas are more likely to report their household as experiencing food insecurity. Although traditional food consumption is prevalent, we do not find evidence that it is associated with reductions in the prevalence of self‐reported household food insecurity. We find that gender and mental health are associated with perceived household food insecurity. Although this study is novel, for reasons and limitations detailed in the paper, it should be viewed as an initial effort to establish potential relationships that underscore one of the most important issues facing Canada: the high prevalence of food insecurity in First Nations communities.

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“…They have the desire to protect other family members, especially children, so put themselves at greater risk of food insecurity. As a result, food insecurity may have the most adverse impact on physical and mental health of women (23). Food insecurity can have serious consequences such as stress, anxiety, irritability, social isolation and depression that may leads to lower levels of positive parent-child interactions, and less competent parenting practices (24).…”

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Food Insecurity is Related to Women's Mental and Physical Health in Babolsar, Iran

Ahmadi¹,

Heshmat²,

Vedadhir³

et al. 2017

Nutr Food Sci Res

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A B S T R A C TBackground and Objectives: Food insecurity has some adverse effects on health. Studies show that, there is a significant relationship between poor mental and physical health and food insecurity among low-income households. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between household food insecurity and physical and mental health in Iranian women with high school age children. Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted on 289 women with high school aged children in Babolsar, Iranin spring 2015. General Information Questionnaire, 18-item USDA household food security questionnaires and health survey (SF-12) was completed by face-to-face interviews with the participants. The mental and physical health of the participants were compared based on food secure and food insecure group.Results: Food insecurity was significantly related to age of the participants, living area (urban/rural), husbands job and education of women studied (p<0.05). Also, food insecurity was significantly associated with poor physical health score (β=-1.079, P<0.001) and mental health (β=-0.728, P<0.001). This relationship remained significant after adjusting for age, family size, residential area, education, job, husband's job and education.Conclusions: Therefore, household food insecurity is an independent risk factor for poor mental and physical health in women with high school aged children. The findings of this research provide insights for the future as the crucial role of woman and their significant impact on food security and the health status of the household can be used to develop targeted interventions aimed at women with children.

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Women respondents report higher household food insecurity than do men in similar Canadian households

Abstract: Objective: We investigated factors accounting for the consistently higher levels of household food insecurity reported by women in Canada. Design: Two cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey for the years

Cited by 83 publications

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Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Anemia in Adult Mexican Women of Reproductive Age

Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Anemia in Adult Mexican Women of Reproductive Age

An empirical assessment of food security on First Nations in Canada

Food Insecurity is Related to Women's Mental and Physical Health in Babolsar, Iran

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